What is the recommended practice with the M1 Macs, sleep at night or completely shut down? Depending on numerous factors, I may go several days without using my MBA, but generally not longer than a week. Thanks for any input.
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Sleep or shut down at night
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Shirasaki
macrumors P6
My thought would be to not get too agonised over whether you should turn off or put into sleep mode. Modern electronic devices are robust enough to not be affected by such usage.
If you are still concerned, turn off the machine if it will not be used for weeks. Put it into sleep if it will not be used for maybe up to a few days. This would save some time not need to wait for the computer loading programs back to ram.
If you are still concerned, turn off the machine if it will not be used for weeks. Put it into sleep if it will not be used for maybe up to a few days. This would save some time not need to wait for the computer loading programs back to ram.
Apple_Robert
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Just turn off the screen when not in use. You can set a hot corner in preferences > screen savers > hot corners. There is no need to put it in sleep mode or turn it off.
BigMcGuire
macrumors G4
Ever since my 2015 MBA 11' --- I've been COMMAND + CONTROL + Q'ing when I get to the end of my day. Puts it to sleep. I usually leave it plugged in - goes to sleep nearly instantly.
Even on battery, my 2015 MBA, 2017 MBP, and 2020 MBP lose almost no battery in sleep even across many days. The above posters are right - tech today - it doesn't really matter.
I have a 32GB ram MBP and I really like having everything I had opened the day before instantly available when I start the next day. So I prefer sleep. (CMD+CTRL+Q) then walk away.
Even on battery, my 2015 MBA, 2017 MBP, and 2020 MBP lose almost no battery in sleep even across many days. The above posters are right - tech today - it doesn't really matter.
I have a 32GB ram MBP and I really like having everything I had opened the day before instantly available when I start the next day. So I prefer sleep. (CMD+CTRL+Q) then walk away.
Bazza1
macrumors 65816
The OS has daily / weekly / monthly maintenance routines it runs, all set for the dead of night (and not a user-adjusted schedule, though there are some 3rd Party apps that will run them as part of their thing), so I usually just let the thing go to sleep so that these may be run.
BigMcGuire
macrumors G4
Right, then on my MBP within a few seconds poof laptop goes to sleep. Just me? Granted, I've got it connected to an external monitor so that may change things up.
Toutou
macrumors 65816
Just close the lid. Unless the machine is acting weird, there is NO reason to go through the shutdown and boot process. Today's CPUs have sophisticated low-power states and are some (like the M1) are designed to be always-on. Like an iPhone, the MacBook can and will happily run for months (or at least until the next big update).
BigMcGuire
macrumors G4
