[SOLVED] Is it safe to keep an External Hard Drive close to a WiFi Router?

[Rajveer399]

Can WiFi signals damage data on my External Hard Drive?

 

[richiestang_78]

It's fine.

 

[hang-the-9]

Can WiFi signals damage data on my External Hard Drive?

Considering many routers now include a USB port to attach storage to, and there are WiFi signals everywhere now, no. You would have seen a mass data loss crisis happening for the past 15 years if any such signals caused issues.