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USB drive problem accessing database due to port shut down
When I have my USB drive connected to my router, no problem. When instead I have it connected directly to my PC (a laptop) (resulting in the same drive letter assigned to the drive as when connected to the router), the PC doesn't stay connected to the drive, such that after awhile I lose connection to database programs (with resulting errors on attempting to access them) and run the risk of corrupting them because the files didn't get closed properly. (Database progs = Outlook and Clipmate.) It would appear that perhaps some power management on the PC is trying to conserve energy by shutting down the USB port when not in use, but I checked them in Device Manager, and it is not set for power saving to shut them down. What could be causing the shutting down/interruption of the USB ports after a period of time?