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Is there an optimal setting for "turn off hard disk after [minutes]" (Windows 10) for drive durability and performance? : r/DataHoarder
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GitHub - ngandrass/truenas-spindown-timer: Monitors drive I/O and forces HDD spindown after a given idle period. Resistant to S.M.A.R.T. reads.
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