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Automatically shutting off idle hard drive?

SamuelTheShark
By SamuelTheShark
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So I recently got a new SSD and most of my stuff is on it now and I don't always need the HDD on. Is there a way to keep it off when it's not in use and only have it turn on when I'm accessing files on it? 

 

Also side question, how do I set steam to default the save destination to the HDD?

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6 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

if you are running Windows, go into the power settings, go to change plan settings, then advanced settings and set the hdd timeout to 1 minute

Thanks!

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if you go into steam settings then downloads and click on steam library folders you can create a new folder to download games to.kghi.PNG.47bb9afc1fc9aeab17d5a9c238e814c4.PNG

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If you are using WD Green / Red, I believe it will automatically park to idle if not being used for 5 mins.

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