I am considering getting a small NAS as a file server for my home network.
For saving energy I thought it would be a good idea to have a system that shuts down its drives when they aren't used. But I was told that this reduces the lifespan of the drives tremendously.
So my question is: How long can expect a harddrive to live when I let it run all the time and how long when the drive gets turned on and of multiple times of the day?