How often do you shutdown your Mac?

jeffd · jeffd #1 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 03:12 PM

Leave it on all the time or what?

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #2 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 03:19 PM

Welcome to Mac-Forums, jeffd.

I shut it down every night and in the daytime when I'm not around. It's for economical (I can't afford a BackUPS unit with graceful shutdown and it's to save on the electricity bill as well) and ecological reasons I do this.

I run the maintenance tasks manually using MainMenu every day.

dohidied · dohidied #3 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 03:21 PM

I never shut down my iMac. I only restart if an update deems it necessary. Sometimes I sleep it at night, but not usually.

As for my iBook, I just close the lid and let it sleep. It's currently been on for 31 days.

surfwax95 · surfwax95 #4 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 03:42 PM

I only restart/shut down on necessary updates.

The uptime on my PowerMac is something around 25 days...

Stretch · Stretch #5 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 03:57 PM

I leave it up all the time. Only gets shutdown for updates, and when I bring it home, or back to school.

MartinS · MartinS #6 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 04:10 PM

I sleep mine at night, or when it's going to be unused for a few hours. Other than that I'll reboot only when updating OS X, or in the rare cases when that spinning ball won't disappear.

Mattlike · Mattlike #7 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 04:12 PM

I shut it down, it's just habit.

todd51 · todd51 #8 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 04:28 PM

Pretty much just shut down my Mac whenever I know I won't be using it for a while, such as if I'm going away for the weekend or something like that.

baggss · baggss #9 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 04:37 PM

I only restart my Mac if it needs it or if an update requires it. I only turn it off if I am going to be out of town for more that 5 consecutive days.

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #10 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 04:40 PM

I never turn mine off, only on updates.

yogi · yogi #11 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 04:43 PM

When I feel my poor iMac needs rest. I used to maintain a policy of keeping it off at night, but alas, I have stuff running at night nowadays and the processor won't die because of those hours of more work it does (touchwood).

Benjamindaines · Benjamindaines #12 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 05:11 PM

Mine never goes down unless there is an update that needs a restart to install or my USB hub feels like kernal panicing it.

NanoBite · NanoBite #13 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 05:20 PM

I've gone from only turning my iMac off if it was necessary to turning it off on a daily basis. I run maintainance tasks weekly.

cazabam · cazabam #14 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 05:38 PM

Wait ... these things shut down?

CrossBones · CrossBones #15 (**permalink**)

01-22-2007, 06:02 PM

When I go on vacation. Otherwise it stays on 24/7 unless the power goes out.

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surfwax95 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 27, 2005 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 2,410 Mac Specs: 15" Powerbook G4 • 24" iMac • iPhone 3Gs	01-22-2007, 03:42 PM I only restart/shut down on necessary updates. The uptime on my PowerMac is something around 25 days... I try to Command+Shift+/ when I can. They're - Their - There \| Two - Too - To \| You're - Your \| MAC - Mac I was on the M-F honor roll for October, 2006.
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Stretch #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	01-22-2007, 03:57 PM I leave it up all the time. Only gets shutdown for updates, and when I bring it home, or back to school. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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MartinS #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 02, 2006 Location: Bournville, UK Posts: 662	01-22-2007, 04:10 PM I sleep mine at night, or when it's going to be unused for a few hours. Other than that I'll reboot only when updating OS X, or in the rare cases when that spinning ball won't disappear. www.martinsketchley.co.uk 2011 21.5-inch i5 iMac Mid-2009 13-inch MacBook Pro
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PowerBookG4 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,190 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 8x3.0ghz 12gb ram 8800GT , MBP 2.16 2GB Ram 17 inch.	01-22-2007, 04:40 PM I never turn mine off, only on updates. My Website Blog I love my hosting company! I was on the M-F honor roll for Febuary:2006
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jeffd #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 3	01-22-2007, 03:12 PM Leave it on all the time or what?
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MacHeadCase #2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-22-2007, 03:19 PM Welcome to Mac-Forums, jeffd. I shut it down every night and in the daytime when I'm not around. It's for economical (I can't afford a BackUPS unit with graceful shutdown and it's to save on the electricity bill as well) and ecological reasons I do this. I run the maintenance tasks manually using MainMenu every day.
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Mattlike #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,653 Mac Specs: Unibody MBP 2.4 GHz C2D/27" Core i7 iMac	01-22-2007, 04:12 PM I shut it down, it's just habit.
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todd51 #8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-22-2007, 04:28 PM Pretty much just shut down my Mac whenever I know I won't be using it for a while, such as if I'm going away for the weekend or something like that.
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baggss #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,306 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	01-22-2007, 04:37 PM I only restart my Mac if it needs it or if an update requires it. I only turn it off if I am going to be out of town for more that 5 consecutive days.
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yogi #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 14, 2005 Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland Posts: 1,973 Mac Specs: iMac Core i5, iPad, iPhone 4	01-22-2007, 04:43 PM When I feel my poor iMac needs rest. I used to maintain a policy of keeping it off at night, but alas, I have stuff running at night nowadays and the processor won't die because of those hours of more work it does (touchwood). If you liked this post, consider using the Reputation System.
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Benjamindaines #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: A religiously oppressed state Posts: 2,822 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro	01-22-2007, 05:11 PM Mine never goes down unless there is an update that needs a restart to install or my USB hub feels like kernal panicing it.
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NanoBite #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 4,714	01-22-2007, 05:20 PM I've gone from only turning my iMac off if it was necessary to turning it off on a daily basis. I run maintainance tasks weekly.
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cazabam #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 1,153 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.0GHz White, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD	01-22-2007, 05:38 PM Wait ... these things shut down?
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CrossBones #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 766	01-22-2007, 06:02 PM When I go on vacation. Otherwise it stays on 24/7 unless the power goes out.
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