Long-term effects of continued usb hard drive use

[emolasses]

Hello,

I was wondering if there are any negative effects to keeping a usb hard drive continuously connected to a computer that is on all the time?

Are usb hard drives generally meant to only be connected for short periods of time?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[Guest]

I don't think it would be any different for a hard disk on a USB link compared to one connected up inside the computer.

There may be heat issues if the enclosure is small and unventilated.

 

[sminlal]

Nope, shouldn't be any issues.

If the USB drive is properly designed, heat shouldn't be an issue. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they're all properly designed...

 

[emolasses]

great, thank you for the help!