Even if the power stays on to a USB port on SOME machines, as we have established it does not stay on for all machines, the shut down process should have triggered the proper exit command for the USB device. The PG Music hard drive cannot be accessed and should be perfectly fine to remain in that state.


BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors