External HD for Time Machine keeps disconnecting overnight.

MacBook Pro M1 Pro OS 14.5

External HD keep disconnecting overnight and are not connected in the morning. I have to hot-swap the drive to recover connection. I've had this issue with two different extra HD, Samsung T7 Shield 4GB SSD and Seagate SN1AP8-500 5GB HDD.


Battery setting - Put hard disks to sleep when possible - Set for only when on Battery power.


Am I missing some other settings to keep the extra HD connected for Time Machine when the computer goes to sleep over night?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.5

Posted on May 31, 2024 11:05 AM

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