Can the external backup devise be left plugged on or do I have to eject it and unplugged every time I switch off my iMac?

Can the external backup devise be left plugged on or do I have to eject it and unplugged every time I switch off my iMac?

My external backup devise is a ONE TOUCH Seagate

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 10, 2023 02:35 AM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2023 07:11 AM

What others have said. When you shutdown or restart your Mac, it politely unmounts the external backup drive, and then remounts it on the power-up/reboot sequence.

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Can the external backup devise be left plugged on or do I have to eject it and unplugged every time I switch off my iMac?

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