Where is your external hard drive when it is plugged in? Is it ok sitting on top of my tower case with slight vibration?

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I have my tower (new build) under my glass desk. I have had my portable 500GB WD (my passport) hard drive plugged in for days at a time with no problems (not great idea from what I have just read though) and it would sit on top of my tower case right at front, cable not long enough to reach up to desk top. I just bought a new WD Ultra 1TB and read the instructions and it says keep away from vibration when in use. Will this ruin my drive if I continue or just shorten life? Or should i just get a longer cable and bring it up to my desk top so it can sit up there?

Does anyone else keep their external drive on top of their case that vibrates slightly (from fans)
 
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It was more of a concern if all the time my other portable drive spent on top of the case was actually bad for it and or did damage. It just seemed easiest and clutter free to keep it on the case but just didn't realize the amount of vibration from my 6 fans. The other reason was... by keeping it on the case it was connected to the front ports so it was easier to plug in and out.
 
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