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Can I turn my External HDD off and on to prevent a ransom attack?
I usually leave my external back up drive disconnected except on Sundays when it's backing up. Frequent plugging and unplugging is probably going to cause a problem at some point, plus I have to remember to do it.
If I disable in Device Manager is it disabled enough that ransom ware won't encrypt it?
And is there any program out there that will securely isolate an external drive and turn it on when it is needed for back up and off when it is done?
Am I paranoid, or just "well informed"?