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How to setup Windows to not put my external drive to sleep?
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Mar 15, 202623906 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Every time I use some external device (pen-drive or external HDD) on my desktop, after some idle time my Windows 7 puts it into sleep state, turning it off. Sometimes it sleeps and doesn't come back. Is there a way to configure Windows to avoid the sleeping of my external device?
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Go into the Power Options in Control Panel, then click on "Change Plan Settings" for your plan, then there should be an option "Change advanced power settings", then look under the "Hard Disk" and "USB Settings" areas. This one may not be the actual…
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