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Question posted by aleyouter on July 21st, 2020

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I use My Book Essential 2TB Wdbacw0020hbk-01 from August 2011.Used space ~40%.In the last 2-3 years it is sleeping more then from the very beginning.When I try to read or write even small file it takes about 15-20 sec or more.Could you please give me advise how to reduce that response time?Thank you

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on July 21st, 2020 12:11 PM

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The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long-term wear on the drive. To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer: 1. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 27), click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog:

2. In the Turn off Drive box, select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive. 3. Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection.

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