Restart How Often?

[Rhyalus]

Hello All,

I am new to Macs...

How often do you do a full restart as opposed to just putting it to sleep for the night? Is there any rule of thumb?

Thanks,
R

 

[MacDawg]

I typically only restart when Software Update requires it

If my system starts feeling too sluggish, I will restart then, but that is rare

 

[Tomorrow]

I restart when I need to, or if I use boot camp. On average maybe once every 2-3 weeks or so.

At the end of the day I typically just let it go to sleep.

 

[rdowns]

Typically only for software updates that require it.

 

[mikeo007]

Mine usually starts to feel sluggish after a week or so, thus I restart it about once a week.

 

[Hellhammer]

I don't reboot unless Software Update forces me to. Even then, I usually procrastinate the update so I don't have to reboot. My MBA currently has uptime of 61 days so...

 

[Apple OC]

I restart when I take it out in a backpack ... when it is in the house ... I only put it to sleep

 

[bobr1952]

One more vote for only when necessary. I have Leopard on my iMac so there is never much to update anymore so it hardly ever gets a reboot. I still need to update Quick Time but haven't gotten around to it yet since it needs a reboot for that. Really no reason to reboot unless you have a problem or software update.

 

[Rhyalus]

Thanks everyone.... good stuff.

I don't boot my Win7 machine much, either, but the sleep on the Mac seems smoother and more stable.

R