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In the info module, why does the drive state say “active/idle” when its recording? Its not really idle, is it?

April 26, 2017drive idle info module recording State

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In the info module, why does the drive state say “active/idle” when its recording? Its not really idle, is it?

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It means that your hard drive is turned on and either active or idle. In the case that it’s recording, it’s probably active. Basically, you just don’t want it to say “inactive” or “failed.