Turn off External hard drive

[Axton]

Hey Everyone,

I would like to know whether it is possible for me to turn off my external hard drive when i finish doing my work? I have newly installed a external hard drive to my pc. Does any one have any idea about it? Kindly suggest me your views.

Thanks.

[Gonzo]

Try out the following steps.

1. Create a file named eject.sh with the following contents:

#!/bin/bash
exec 2>&1
pumount $1 || umount $1
sdparm --command=sync $1
sdparm --command=stop $1

2. copy it into root folder

cd Desktop
sudo cp ~/Desktop/eject.sh /eject.sh

3. Create a launcher, which you can either dump on you desktop or have as an option in your main menu. When clicked, your drive will eject and turn off:

Option: run in terminal
command: sudo /./eject.sh /dev/sd* (mountpoint of your drive)

[Pugsly]

If there is no separate plug in and it is powered via the usb connection then when the computer gets turned off, so does the external drive. check the user guide to see if there is a recommended procedure like power off the drive then turn off the computer. should not cause an issue as long as it is not shared over your network and powered off while another computer.

[Simond]

I think Unplugging would be fine. Windows has a "Safely remove USB storage device" function. It's a little icon down at the bottom in your taskbar tray. You can use this before disconnecting your drive, but as long as you unplug it while there's no disk activity.