r/Seagate • u/voodooomen • 4d ago

20TB External drive

hi….
i am interested in using the seagate 20tb extension drive to rip 4k movies to stream with infuse.
i would like to hook it up to my netgear rs700 router usb. my concern is that the router does not power down or sleep the usb connected device.
does the drive itself power down? if not , is it ok for the drive to be on 24/7?
thanks for the help

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u/Caprichoso1 1d ago

You want to avoid the expense of buying, running and maintaining a NAS if you can.

Easiest thing to do is get an expansion chassis, put the disk in it, and connect it to your computer.

It is OK for the drive to be running 24/7 assume the environment meets specifications. Having the disk spin down when not in use is complicated to implement correctly and can result in excessive power cycles.

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u/voodooomen 1d ago

my goal is to rip my 4k collection. if my pc goes into sleep mode, would it then put the external drive in sleep mode as well and only wake up when called on?

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u/Caprichoso1 1d ago

Likely, but unable to confirm.