Should I be shutting down my WD My Book live nightly?

I have a 6tb NAS RAID storage unit. I have an option to shut it down from my computer. Should I be shutting it down nightly as I use it? Or am I okay to leave it on constantly? 

It’s really up to you but a NAS generally is meant to stay on all the time so it is always available for access. It draws minimal power compared to a desktop and put’s the drives in a sleep state after a period of time.

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