My Passport permanently connected

Thanks Joe. Good advice as my PC backup is also on the My Passport drive.

What I’m mostly interested in in whether it’s designed/built to be permanently connected. I guess it may have been built with the intention of intermittent use rather than constantly whirring away. 

As a test, I’ve got in plugged in now. I haven’t accessed it for 1/2 hour or so but it’s still making noise. Not sure if the drive is supposed to go to sleep if not used for a certain amount of time. 

Anyone know whether I can leave in connected to my PC?

Thanks.