HDD keeps spinning when TV is off

by Red-Spacecat

My external drive seems to never stops spinning, even when the TV (XE90) has been sleeping for hours. This can't be good for the HDD, right?

I used to own a non-android Sony tv, where the external drive wound down after a while.

MattyXarope

Is the TV powered off or in standby mode?

frg2005

It's not that bad for the HDD to be spinning actually. HDDs are designed for doing that essentially. The most stressful part is actually the spinning-up/spinning-down process. So I'd not give much thought to the HDD being on all the time. Just keep in mind that, it being an external drive, moving a spinning HDD can be harmful.