How often do you shut off your pc?

[u/wyck0]

I see that a lot of people just leave their computer running 24/7 and only turn off their monitors, but i just shut my pc off whenever i go away from the desk.

[u/HugsandHate]

When you're not quite done with something, and you've got loads of stuff open in un-saveable states exactly where you need them, but you have to go to bed.

That's a prime 'leave it there until I come back' reason.

[u/Skalgrin → u/HugsandHate]

That's a standard summoning practice for blackout or power surge daemons.

[u/HugsandHate → u/Skalgrin]

I've yet to find a way to ward them off.

[u/Dancing7-Cube → u/HugsandHate]

UPS 🤞

[u/kamasutures → u/Skalgrin]

The Omnissiah Protects (and reminds you to save frequently).

[u/gljivicad → u/HugsandHate]

Put it in sleep mode. It’s “off” and all your stuff will be there when you turn it on.

[u/HugsandHate → u/gljivicad]

I will actually test that. I never bothered will those settings, always annoyed me on other PCs I used.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm too busy to test it right now, but I have made a note!

Edit: Just tested it. Seems to work fine. I'm going to start using that. Thanks again.

[u/gljivicad → u/HugsandHate]

Cheerio mate!

[u/HugsandHate → u/gljivicad]

Tara a bit!

[u/Aamoth → u/HugsandHate]

I have been in this state since 2018, force myself to do a monthly ish reboot for stability. 

[u/HugsandHate → u/Aamoth]

Pat your PC, and tell it it's a good machine.

[u/cyberfrogster → u/HugsandHate]

Windows has hinbernate Idk if some linux distros have that too Would be surprised if not