Ubuntu 22.04 really screwed the pooch when it comes to external drives. USB drives don’t sleep anymore. Install the Linux Mint version based on this same LTS and it doesn’t have the problem. I mean this pooch is hosed so bad you can’t even see SMART settings in Gnome Disks. Work Around Use Synaptic Package Manager and install hd-idle. If you don’t have Synaptic Package Manager use that icky Ubuntu Software thing to install Synaptic … Ubuntu 22.04 USB Drives Don’t SleepRead more