In practise, turning drives on and off can (slowly) damage them – which I explore later on. After all, if they are rated for 40 months of 24/7 running, if you only run them for 12 hours a day, they could last for 80 months instead. Since hard drives have a lifespan of 3-5 years (for example), you could argue that shutting them down every night will prolong their life. Some people argue that any mechanical or electronic device will need a break from time to time, and so shutting down your Synology device will help the NAS – along with the hard drives or SSDs installed in it. The (Potential) Benefits To Shutting Down At Night Let’s explore these benefits in a bit more detail. Having said that, if you only occasionally use your NAS and you don’t have any scheduled tasks (like backup jobs), you will reduce your electric bills a little bit by turning it off at night.
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Plus Synology NASes come with a number of power-saving features that will reduce power consumption – especially when the NAS is not in use.įor me, the decision (of whether to turn the NAS off at night or not) comes down to how frequently you use your NAS, and what you use it for: While turning your Synology NAS off every night will save some electricity, you will not be able to access any of your files when it is off.
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