External HD and Lightroom

I'm presently using an external HD while I work on Lr. 
I turn off Lr and eject my external several times throughout the day when not in use. 
Am I harming my external drive by ejecting it several time per day?

While you're not harming it, but I don't see the point in ejecting. That is, unless you need to physically disconnect the cable between the computer and drive.

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