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Don't Shut Down Your Mac, Let It Sleep
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- čas přidán 1. 01. 2021
- There's almost no reason to ever shut down your Mac, and some very good reasons to let it sleep instead.
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Thank you, Gary! I didn’t know that, I usually shut down completely about once a month. 👍🏻
Reasons not to sleep a Mac:
1. Battery drains if you sleep your Mac, meaning that you're losing battery cycles just doing nothing and surprisingly MacOs drains a lot of battery while the Mac is sleeping/turned off.
2. If you pour any liquid on your Mac while it's sleeping on your table, it has more chance to cause a short circuit.
3. If you move your Mac while it's sleeping (putting it in your backpack, etc) there's a chance a component moves and you'll lose the session. It happens mostly with RAM and hard drives, also corrupting files, etc.
4. Electrostatic shocks are not friendly to computers, if you sleep it and move it while electricity is flowing inside, bad bad not good.
I find that sleeping a Mac is a bad practice, there is no reason to do it unless you go for a break and want to have the session like it was when you left the Mac. With SSDs nowadays, there's no need to sleep a laptop since you have it running in few seconds. Everybody knows that turning off an operating system is good for the system itself, since it cleans up temporary files, corrects problems and does maintenance jobs (registry, calibration, initialisation, etc).
If an operating system is not good enough to perform required actions while it's on, it's a bad operating system.
Thanks for your comment ❤
Somebody give this person my 401k, utter truth
My friends Mike and Pat guided me into buying an iMac in 1999 and I was fortunate they also coached me on using the Mac operating system. They too told me to let it Sleep so the computer could index overnight. Great lesson Gary.
The only time I do a shutdown/reset is when there is an update 😂
I too believe that sleep is fine. But 3 days back I was running a local server and without closing server closed the lid. Now today it’s not starting after 2 second of start system goes to sleep mode. Customer care told to visit service center
I was wondering about this yesterday. Thank you!
Yes, that is what I always do also. My iMac has always had a problem of slow loading everything to the point of getting the "Ignore" warning. Even the Apple geniuses have never been able to find the problem. I just learn to live with it. Once loaded everything works really fast. Thanks for all you do and Happy New Year.
I’m just now learning this , for m2 I didn’t do it for my 2015 max
How should the battery be? I keep mine plugged in overnight
M1 air nails battery life...almost no battery usage while in sleep
Turn off Bluetooth & Wi-fi.
When you don’t use them.
You the Man Gary 💪🏽✨
Have to agree never close .
I’d say when you use a Mac and it’s not the end of the day yet don’t shut it down just sleep it but when it comes to the last time of the day like where your about to go to sleep shut your Mac down to rest for the night so that u won’t be damaging the battery life or anythjng
Not recommended. Then your Mac will have no time to catch up on maintenance. Just let it sleep. It doesn't make any difference to the battery as long as you have it plugged in.
@@macmost so I’m supposed to sleep it every time I’m not using it but when I want to charge my laptop overnight i shut it down?
@@hqvienz No need to ever shut it down unless you are storing it for a long period of time. Let it sleep when you are not using it. Keep it plugged in when near power and it is convenient. Use on battery when not near power or it isn't convenient.
Ok thank you@@macmost
@@macmost before i leave i wanted to ask 1 more question, does this apply to windows computers aswell? or only macs.
What about putting macbook on charge for a long time ....I mean sometime it reach 100% and still on charging for more hours espcially at night while sleeping.....
Will that damage the battery?
Hi Gary, thanks for the valuable sharing. I have a question what if I am not using the Macbook for 24 to 36 hours, should I shut it down or keep it on silent?
Gary, Happy New Year. Keep up the fine work and teaching. I remember seeing something similar before from you and I always remember to just let my laptop sleep and not shut down. 👍🏻
Thank you
Should we close all the applications and files before putting it to sleep at the end of day??
No, not at all. Just sleep. In the morning you can pick up right where you left off. That's the whole original purpose of sleep.
@@macmost just a follow up qn. Is that even applicable to any of the heavier process like Node.JS or Nginx server running overnight during sleep mode.?? Or shoudl we stop the server before letting it sleep.
@@vignesh_m_1995 No idea with something that that. I'm talking about personal computer use here, not running a server. But if you are running a server, then why would you be shutting down the server at all? I'm not sure what you are doing there with your Mac, but it is beyond the scope of what I am talking about here.
@@GaryRosenzweig got it thanks.
By the we don't shut down the prod server but the local server used for development. Anyway if thats out of scope fine. No issues.
Great tip. How do you stop this situation...
I put my MacBook to sleep... when I close the lid... then the second monitor stays on as if nothing just happened.
How do I put it into sleep mode for good without it thinking that it’s a close shell computer ??
Do you use a mouse with your laptop? I assigned one of the screen hot corners to start the screen saver, put the display to sleep, lock screen, whatever. But I don't always have a mouse hooked up to mine and then I need to unplug the monitor from my MacBook. Unless there's another trick I don't know of, which is very possible!
Never shut my Mac down, always use sleep.
But how is the battery if the macbook turn to sleep???
It uses very little power. And of course at night you would have it plugged in to charge since you don't need it on your lap so it doesn't matter, right?
Saturday, January 02, 2021, 6:36 p.m. - Hi Gary, I have the same problem other people have although it only occurs about 2 % of the time. I have been putting my Mac to sleep for a few years now but occasionally it will shut down overnight and a auto generated crash report is there when I start it up asking me to send the crash report to Apple. Other times the Mac will freeze overnight and I have to hold the on/off button on for several seconds to totally shut down my Mac. I guess if it works 98% of the time what's the diff?
Gary, I have read multiple times that with the new M1 Macs, you no longer should leave it on since the chip is so much faster and does not need the additional time to conduct system maintenance. Thoughts???
Where did you hear that? There's no reason to shut it down. Leave it sleeping. The "chip" has little to do with maintenance as that is mostly data on the drive, backups, updates, etc.
My old MacBook Pro no longer goes into sleep mode at all. Do you know any fixes for this? I’ve tried everything Apple suggests but no luck.
Hey Gary, Happy New Year; can you please create a video on battery and performance impact on the macbook pro while closing apps with these three different ways; cmd+h, cmd+w and cmd+q. Yes I am aware with the difference of these commands (your videos 😉) just wanted to know about the battery impact. Thanks
Hi Gary, your videos are invaluable, thank you. I noticed you aren't answering the comments but I thought I'd give it a try anyway: Does placing the cursor in a hot corner on an iMac do the same as option-command-eject? I call it the eject key ( top right-hand-corner ). Thanks again and I hope you have a happy new year!
If you put the imac to sleep instead of shutting down don’t you have to at least disable the internet connection to prevent trojan infections from sneaking in. Sometimes I’ve found my mac in the middle of the night wide awake even though I’d left it in sleep mode
I also have a PC Windows 10. Does the same apply to it? Can I put it in sleep when I have finished for the day instead of closing it down?
I'd image so, yes. But I can only speak from experience on the Mac side.
What would you consider an "older" mac? I just watched you "10 things to speed up you Mac" video and I don't seem to have any of the problems you outlined. My iMac was built in 2017. Apple care tells me the slowness is typical of an "older" machine. But it's gotten pretty ridiculous. Spinny color wheel with almost every click of the mouse. Any suggestions? I left this message here because it was your latest video and thought it might get your attention sooner than at the end of all the comments on the other video. Sorry if that's kind of against protocol.
I had the same problem. First I suppressed every app and document I did not use. It was better. Then I had my 1To harddrive replaced by a new 1 To SSD and I did not recognise my iMac after that. If your iMac does not have an SSD you should really consider getting one. And the bigger, the better. On my model, memory was welded to the iMac frame and could not be replaced.
I have a MacBoor Air 2018 and I have this annoying bug that happens 5 of 10 times, when I wake up my Mac don’t answer at all, even If I have a clean, I need to press the startup button for a few seconds to awake my Mac.
something I've been noticing and wondering that when I put it to sleep lately, it consumes less battery than the way I shut it down when it's on again.
Sometimes I hear the fan running when I close the MacBook. Doesn't last long. Do you know the reason for that?
Also great clip! Thanks for the info.
Sometimes the CPU isn’t “cold enough” so the fan keep running for a few seconds after you put it to sleep
Do i need to select sleep or just close so that it sleeps? Does closing like that directly go to sleep?
Yes, just closing it puts it on sleep
Not true my dad did this and he had to get it fixed because the hard drive was nacked
Probably would have happened either way. The drive would have been used very little or not at all while sleeping.
What about power consumption? I have a Mac Pro 5.1 12 core. Thanks.
While sleeping it will use very little power.
What?? I just read an article that said don’t constantly keep your MacBook on sleep mode.
Ya
For what reason? Have an iMac for 5 years and use it constantly in sleep mode. It's as fast as it was the day I bought it.
@@ascriptedreality good for you
انا ماراح استخدم الماك تقريبا لشهر او شهرين قدام هل الافضل اسوي شت داون؟
For a month or two? What type of Mac? MacBook or desktop?
Yeah, but I also like not using power for my energy. Every watt adds up. ⚡️
Sleeping uses very little energy, and shutting down and starting up uses some, including the time you have to wait for it to reload web pages and check for new mail, etc. So not sure if you will save any energy by shutting down instead of sleeping.
Hi Gary! How do you organise your pdf, books, docs, etc in the books app? I just realized that I have over 500 of them already on my iphone and it’s a lot of documents for me to manage in an instant. Any tips? Thank you.
Sorry, no tips. I don't store that much in the Books app. I have my PDFs as regular files in iCloud (Files app on iOS). Then I can organize them in folders and subfolders.
@@macmost Ok. No problem. Tq
Well noted, one question: while putting the mac on sleep is wifi required to keep on
Required? Somewhat, as updates to apps and macOS are part of the maintenance I am talking about. But why would you shut off Wi-Fi?
@@macmost we are worried if Wifi in whole night helps hackers to damage any
@@SC-kq9zf No. That doesn't happen. Just set a password for your Wi-Fi network and a password for your Mac user account. Even if that could happen, being protected only part of the day would mean nothing.
@@macmost Thanks Gary for the response
Do i need to close all the tabs before i put to sleep if not does it effect? Will my processor keeps working?
No, you don't have to dot it. The only components running while your mac is in sleep mode are the ones that need maintenance. Which is not the case for Safari or any other browsers.
@@Sergesouszero thank you sir🙂
Should it be connected to wifi while sleeping or not !!
Why would you disconnect from Wi-Fi? There's no reason to disconnect, and in fact that means your Mac can't download updates, check email, and other things.
@@macmost I was talking to an Apple customer care he advised me to always shut it down overnight and during day times if u using it then keep in sleep mode...what's your thoughts !!
@@TheGreenlantern2814 No. Don't shut down. Just let it sleep. See czcams.com/video/FsrTpEuXEtc/video.html
Hi question please: when I create smart album on Camera Model my camera's brand (Sony) does not appear as an option how to register my Sony Camera on my Photo app?
Look at a photo taken with that camera and use Window, Info to see the photo info. What does it show there as the camera model? That's what you use to create your Smart Album.
@@macmost Thank very much indeed! I did exactly what you advised, Window's info shows for example SONY ILCE-6000 but when I try to create a smart album for all the photos taken with Sony 6000 it shows that there are no option for Sony at all ( it shows 4 camera models three of them that I owned 20 years ago and the forth is never owned or had any photo taken by it while all the photos taken by Sony shown in different category but not counted or show the camera model in the box that suppose to show camera models?)and it shows that there are (0) number of Sony photos while in fact there are more than a thousand of them. Very confusing?
My Mac won't go to sleep when the lid is closed 😭😭😭 please help me
The only problem I have ever had with any of my Mac’s is upon waking up. I now boot from an SSD which takes 40 seconds, so my Mac gets turned of every night.
Don't shut it down. Let it sleep.
@@macmost I’ll try it for a while because I trust you, we’ll see.
I set the lock screen timer to never is there any problem..
So your Mac never locks? That would be a security issue.
@@macmost i’m the only person use that mac
@@macmost does it cause any problem
So there is no chance anyone can ever get to your Mac, steal it, break in, etc? It is like having a safe with your most important items and just leaving it unlocked and open.
@@GaryRosenzweig kind off
Sorry, but if I don’t shut my iMac down at least once a week or so, so many glitches start happening. I’ve run utilities and it says everything is fine.
First, you should find out which app or extension is "misbehaving." But otherwise, you can just do a restart at a convenient time -- there's no need to shut down and leave it off.
@@macmost And how does one determine which is misbehaving? It’s usually the mouse’s pointer icon going invisible but stays active, notifications going transparent and unclickable, Finder windows freezing in one place, dock sporadically not coming up, assigned shortcut keys not scrolling thru Desktop Spaces, and since the Big Sur update, red boxes appearing before the image comes up when using Quick View (space bar)
@@darrenalbertson-digitaldus6227 Think about which apps you have (and extensions and other things). Usually there are some obvious suspects like anti-virus software, "cleaners" or some third-party app that behaves oddly or is buggy. If you can't diagnose the problem on your own, try taking it to an expert to have a look -- there is the Genius Bar or a local shop or consultant.
@@macmost Hi Gary, do we really have to install Mac cleaner or any third party apps to our Mac? Is it safe?
@@bayu_wikara No. Don't install those apps. You don't need them. See czcams.com/video/qcu5H3ZfyqQ/video.html
The problem with my iMac is that it doesn't properly recover from a sleep. I lose my mouse and keypad often and end up having to hard reboot.
Yeah but when I do that my iMac overheats overnight
Overheats? Sitting there in sleep mode? That's not normal. You should have it checked out.
@@macmost
Oh nevermind, I found the problem. I was always hard shutting down instead of clicking the shut down button. I have bootcamp downloaded so Normal Shut Down wasn't working before, but now I just hold down the option button and it is fixed.
But another problem tho. If I keep it on the whole night, then the electric bill will skyrocket and my parents will kill me.
@@Enacaus Your Mac should use very little power while it is sleeping. And if it does, it is for system maintenance that it would have to perform while it is awake (and you are using it) anyway. So the energy use should be the same. But if it does the maintenance while you aren't using it, then it will be faster for you.
@@macmost
thanks
I shut down my mac every night because of the disk activity "kernel_task" is doing while in sleep mode. Maybe it might kill the SSD?
The Kernal is the central part of macOS. It is always being used. Why would it "kill the SSD?" If it is doing maintenance using the SSD while sleeping, if you shut it down it will still have to do the same maintenance after you start it up with the same amount of SSD use. The difference will be that it is doing that while you are also trying to use it and things will be slower.
@@macmost wow thanks!
And what about Mac mini
Yes, this applies to all Macs.
@@macmost and if I cut the supply after shut down regularly is that affect on my mac in night
@@IAMSWARAJ Why would you cut the power to the Mac mini? Just leave it plugged in and sleeping when you are not using it.
@@macmost but in night when I sleppp
@@IAMSWARAJ Right. Let it sleep, plugged into power.
If only my new battery did not drain when it is sleeping...
It should drain very little while sleeping. Of course you could always plug it in if you need to sleep it for a while. When you are not using your MacBook it is a convenient time to charge it, right?
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