Why does Apple say to not turn on a Mac after shutting it down for a day or two? I shut my iBook down at 9:30 last night but would like to turn it on now, even though its only been 21 hours.... is that OK?
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Shutting down.
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You're sure it doesn't say that if you're not going to be using your Mac for a few days you should turn it off rather and restart rather than putting it sleep?
That sounds more reasonable...Applespider said:
One should avoid rapidly switching any computer on and off... but days? Nah.
rye9 said:
Yeah, as Applespider said, I think you might be misreading the section about sleeping versus shutting down. Can you tell us where (page or section) you're seeing this statement. Because it's ludicrous...
WildCowboy said:
Yeah, and that's what I was wondering, would it be of harm if I did shut down my iBook but for a shorter time?
WildCowboy said:
That statement does not mean "If you shut your iBook down do not use it for a day or two."
rye9 said:
You're misunderstanding what the statement means. It's saying that if you aren't going to use for computer at least a day or two, do not just put it to sleep...shut it down instead.
It says nothing about how long your iBook can or should be shut down for.
WildCowboy said:
OK, I just implied that it meant it shouldnt be turned on for a day or two, that was all. thanks.
rye9 said:
er that would mean that if you shut your Mac down for a couple of days that you'd have to buy a new mac because it doesn't work if it's not turned on. Which doesn't sound quite right does it?