Should External Hard Drives be switched off?

I recently purchased an external hard drive to add memory space to my Xbox One, and I'm not sure whether I should turn it off when I turn my Xbox off. Currently I think it sits in idle mode when the Xbox is off. I've read that the Xbox constantly looks for
patches when in sleep mode which would require the hard drive to be on, but I've also heard that its not really recommended to have the hard drive on all the time as it can affect the performance, and that there is a setting that turns off the hard drive when
the Xbox turns off.

In short, is it advisable to have the external hard drive switched on or off when the Xbox is switched off?

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DNS Error

No I have switched the game from the external hard drive to the internal hard drive many times. I have also changed the port many times while the game was on the external hard drive

 

Hard Drive Storage Limit

if adverts for "compatible" external hard drives are any indication it would seem the external storage patch should be coming some time soon although I note it wont be in the first patch released.

Xbox One 1TB Portable Hard Drive by DIGISTOR™-DIG-82153

 

Hi arthurgianna,

In my opinion it doesn't matter if the drive is on or off during sleep mode. The I/O on the device will be almost non-existent. With the patching, the Xbox will only install those things to the internal hard drive (this is a guess but i think the space
is pre-reserved). I have my external drive plugged in, and I've never touched it, never had any issues. So in short, I think you're a-ok leaving it plugged in and not worrying about it

 

As I understand it system updates will as Hydro skillet says be unstalled on the internal Hd but game updates will be installed to the Hd where the game is installed... I have left the external drives on my two Xbox One consoles on and haven't had any negative
experiences with that..

 

I'm more concerned about the loud buzzing and clicking all night keeping me awake. Is Xbox going to fix this or is it just other reason not to use 'instant on'?

 

Hi ScottyDoo 560,

It looks like your issue is a bit different than the OP's. Please create a new thread detailing your exact issue, and any troubleshooting done, that way the community can assist you with your exact issue.