External drives constantly sleeping - why?
Hi –
I have a 2021 MacBook Pro running Ventura 13.1. For storage I use a Seagate Backup Plus HDD (https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/products/external-hard-drives/backup-plus-hub/).
When I plug the drive in via USB, it spins up and is usable. However, in around 30 seconds without access, the drive will go into a sleep mode and spin down. Any access to Finder after that means the drive has to spin up again, which causes a really annoying lag.
I've tried all sorts of power settings – but nothing will keep the drive on, so I just resort to using it and then unplugging it. I did wonder if the drive is formatted incorrectly – it is set to ExFAT, so could that be causing a problem with compatibility or function? I do not have another external HDD, so I can test is there's a difference.
Any ideas much appreciated.
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.1