So i made a usb cable with a power switch so that i don't have to unplug it all the time.

Can i just turn the power of and on without using the safely remove hardware, and can this all damage the HDD when using the power switch.
chika7ilo wrote:I was wondering if i made this good, i have external WD 1TB ( http://support.wdc.com/product/download ... 10&lang=en ) and it does not have any power switch to turn it off and on.
So i made a usb cable with a power switch so that i don't have to unplug it all the time.
Can i just turn the power of and on without using the safely remove hardware, and can this all damage the HDD when using the power switch.