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otoh (0)
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Most of the time, yes; I've got about 3 physically identical drives used for different thing; the smut one is euphemistically labelled 'Data' :|
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06-25-12 12:04am
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Toadsith (0)
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Very bizarre poll...
Anyway, the Porn External is always connected, though being full it isn't used as much as the 3 internal drives. I also have a second external that is occasionally connected for backup and miscellaneous uses, so I selected "Yes, most of the time".
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06-25-12 12:29am
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tangub (0)
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My 4 external drives are connected all the time via a USB hub although the 2 Iomega drives which are just used to store old content have an external on/off switch so are permanently switched off unless I want to check out some old content.
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06-25-12 01:17am
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pat362 (0)
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I have two external drives but only one is always connected. The other one is full sand is only there if I want to access it's content.
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06-25-12 04:58am
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RustyJ (Suspended)
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Never even thought about it but yes at the times and no at the others. When I tidy and wipe my table, I tend disconnect and to put them also in drawers. Sometimes they end up being running for weeks.
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06-25-12 05:23am
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Cybertoad (Disabled)
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Mine are connected but in sleep mode until needed, I keep my adult material generally off the main pc.
I do this so the PC's in my home can be networked without access to some surprises. I don't hide my porn as much as I am discreet about it. But externally it wont show up and my internal drives with adult material are mapped to not show until I tell them.
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06-25-12 08:44am
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Capn (0)
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No, only when I am using them.
Cap'n. :0)
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06-25-12 09:33am
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Marcus (0)
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Yes, all the time. It's a rubbish HDD though, might as well be turned off to be honest.
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06-25-12 10:57am
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HeatherMcXxx (Suspended)
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So I guess the external drive has replaced the collection of dirty magazines as a man's porn stash. This is all very educational.
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06-25-12 11:09am
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dracken (0)
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Why would you leave it connected all the time? I use mine as a back-up of important stuff so I only use it when it's needed.
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06-25-12 11:23am
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elephant (0)
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I tend to only turn mine on when I need them on, don't know how much electricity they use but don't see the point in having them on when not using them.
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06-25-12 03:02pm
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jberryl69 (Disabled)
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I actually have three connected all the time for a total of 3T of space.
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06-25-12 04:49pm
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slategrey (0)
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Broken now but when it was in service connected it only when i used it
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06-25-12 05:02pm
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Claypaws (Suspended)
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No, only when needed. Agree with Toadsith - bizarre poll! And Heather, yes that is exactly what it is, and it means we no longer need a reinforced floor and 300 cu ft of storage space for it :-)
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06-25-12 05:10pm
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Drooler (Disabled)
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Two externals are connected all the time, so that's an all-day, all-night three-hard-drive group sex scene, plus there's an older one nearby. It's turned on, but it just sits and jacks off -- which is about all that it's good for anyway.
Once in a while, a thumb drive will come along just to cop a feel.
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06-25-12 05:23pm
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Gazette Risque (0)
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Only when needed. To conserve the HDD's, as most of them are USB powered anyway.
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06-26-12 08:16am
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lk2fireone (0)
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I usually have at least one external hard drive connected all the time.
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06-26-12 08:50pm
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