Turn Off Your Computer Every Night, Here's Why
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Published 2019-12-31
The belief that your desktop should work all the time comes from the dawn of the computer era — the 1980s. Back then, computers were made of different materials, and frequently turning them off and back on could potentially damage them. But what about now?
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SUMMARY:
- When you turn on your computer, it triggers a little power surge that creates some stress on the system.
- Modern computers, be it laptops, desktops, or tablets, are specially designed not to be turned completely off.
- Many of the computer parts have moving parts of their own, and they need time to get up to speed.
- When you shut down your device, it first closes all the programs running on it for all users.
- There are several things you can do as well: they are hibernation and sleep mode.
- Both of them allow you to leave your computer on and save your work while reducing energy consumption.
- Sleep mode conserves energy a bit worse than hibernation, but it allows your computer to start up almost immediately.
- Hibernation is a deeper sleep mode that doesn’t use any energy at all, just like when you shut it down, but takes more time to shake off.
- On Windows 10, you can only use sleep mode by default, and to add hibernation you’ll need to open the taskbar and type power options.
- On Mac, you’ll have a different default mode for desktop and portable computers: sleep mode for desktops, and hibernation for laptops.
- On Mac laptops, there’s also an option to enter a standby mode. The device will automatically enter this state after three hours of sleeping if there’s nothing connected to it, including the charger.
- But keeping your data safe while your computer is on is tricky because there can be power surges or outages.
- Make sure to buy a UPS, or uninterruptible power supply, to save you from headache in case of a power outage.
- It’s a device that will provide an emergency power load to your computer if the mains power suddenly isn’t there for some reason.
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All Comments (21)
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It’s yes or no question, that should take 2 minutes
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"You heard that turning off your computer for the night can be harmful for it" for the 25 years ive been alive and the 21 years of remembering my life i never heard anyone say this
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If you leave your PC on all the time, It's a good idea to restart your computer from time to time, which can fix Windows problems and clear memory.
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"You might have heard that turning off your computer is harmful" No one ever: turning off your computer is harmful
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How to prevent computer from dying Step 1 : Be patient and let them take their time
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If you want maximum efficiency from your pc specifically a gaming one, use task manager to close all apps and make sure they are closed then use sleep that way you dont get the power surge and you arent using any ram
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2:44 "Hybernation" is Spelled Wrong of Hibernation
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Bright side: Should you shut down your computer every night? Everyone: HAPPY NEW YEAR
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I heard it’s better to leave a computer running constantly with a HDD. It is easier on it to keep running than to turn it off and start it up again. A hard drive only has so much spin-ups until it can fail. This is why some office buildings or other places leave them on 24/7 and can last much longer that way/
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Hope u have a happy new year for anyone reading I just want u to know u are all loved 💜💜💜😁😁
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One reason for turning off modern computers is similar to the reason for storing data on external devices: You don't necessarily want everything to be connected to the network 100% of the time for security reasons. Also, if there is a lightning storm, make sure your computer is turned off and unplugged, and have a good surge protector as well. Another reason to store data on external drives that also works for cloud storage: Data backup. NOTE: This does not work for Windows programs and apps because they also have Windows registry entries that do not transfer easily if something happens to your main computer.
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I always use hibernate at night or sometimes when I'm outside.
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i didn't turn off my pc since august 2019 lol
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“Your computer will be alive once again” I never new it was alive.
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Happy new year to everyone who are part my journey! Tqu so much guys! love you ❤
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my classmate who uses her laptop for homework. always has put it to sleep and leaves it like that. I kept saying just shut it down. but she was like no ot takes to long to open back up .. by doing this she ruined her laptops battery and few weeks later her laptop broke completely... cuz she never turned it off for a whole school year .
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One recommendation I have for smart phone users is to go into your settings and set a auto phone off/phone on schedule. It minimizes certain charging issues if you charge when you sleep and lets the processors rest. My phone still runs great after two years and the batteries last days for general use.
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0:43 so basically my computer works fine and runs fast until I turn it on?
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But... I didn't know this. I turn my laptop off everyday. My laptop is more than 6 years old
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I don't even have a computer
