An External Drive Spins Down, Goes to Sleep, Standby Mode,

spin wdExternal portable and desktop hard drives will spin down after 10 minutes of no inactivity. This is called, sleep, standby or power saver mode. Access the drive will wake itIt’s important to address the issue of your WD My Passport drive not spinning down when it’s not actively in use. Constantly spinning can indeed reduce the lifespan of the drive