Iv looked around and I see some differing info/opinions and not quite sure what is the best thing to do in my situation.

I have a 8TB Seagate Ironwolf drive for mainly moving my dvd:s and blurays onto it and I don't use it that often(sometimes use it ones or twice a week but might go weeks or sometimes even few months between accessing the files on the drive or moving new ones onto it).

I have it atm in my PC which on avg I turn on and off 1-2 times a day.

Will the turning on and off the PC shorten the drives lifespan in a meaningful way or that its powered on all the time when the machines on despite not being used ?

Would putting the drive in a external drive enclosure and only powering it on when I would use it be better for the drives longevity ?

I see some saying that the drive powering on and off puts extra strain on it and avoid it but then others say its not really a problem in modern drives. Is there a actually correct answer to that ?