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Uptime - How long has your Mac been running?
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I made a thread like this awhile back but only three people replied.
Link if interested.
Ah well, I had to restart for the Java update I think so it's hardly impressive:
Link if interested.
Ah well, I had to restart for the Java update I think so it's hardly impressive:
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i did too...and a whole bunch of other software and because i finally got a KP on one of the power macs (first time ever on that comp!)
about 15 minutes
damn, if this had been hours eariler...
I had 15 days running a couple hours ago... so mine sucks...
I had 15 days running a couple hours ago... so mine sucks...
Almost 128 days on my Linux machine where patches are less reboot-happy, compared to OSX. Last reboot was due to a temperature alarm and the one before that was due to moving. If Apple stops requireing so many reboots for patches you will grow bored with uptime soon enough.
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I've only got 15 and 16 days on my machines at home, not sure about the office. Only thing is, with the recent updates to some of the software, this isn't a truly good way to gauge how long you've been running.
I'm doing Folding@home all the time. The machines are never down.
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I'm doing Folding@home all the time. The machines are never down.
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8:28AM up 9 days, 14:51, 3 users, load averages: 0.80, 0.26, 0.10
But how much of any Mac's uptime was spent sleeping?
My last reboot was the Java install. Before that was probably the 10.2.4 upgrade.
I wonder how many different uptime threads there have been in these forums anyway.
But how much of any Mac's uptime was spent sleeping?
My last reboot was the Java install. Before that was probably the 10.2.4 upgrade.
I wonder how many different uptime threads there have been in these forums anyway.
I restart every couple of days. However, I think that I am still in my Windows world in which that was a reality. I am sure that I would not have to do this. Does anyone know of any distinct advantages to restarting every couple of days or should I just let it go? Let me know what you guys think or have experienced. Thanks.
I shut down every night to keep her cool. FCP doesn't seem to like running on a "hot mac" and a dual gig w/4 internal HDDs gets kinda toasty.
My Win2k box stays up for 3-4 months at a time.
Lethal
My Win2k box stays up for 3-4 months at a time.
Lethal
My best was around 23 days. Now I can't seem to get past 5 days without installing new software that requires a reboot or running into bugs in 10.24 that take the whole system down.
I'm curious how much activity on machines that have been running for 30+ days. I was using mine constantly when I hit my best, but I also know that I could achieve well over 100 days with my old graphite that I only use for folding if I wasn't ever using it.
Dan
I'm curious how much activity on machines that have been running for 30+ days. I was using mine constantly when I hit my best, but I also know that I could achieve well over 100 days with my old graphite that I only use for folding if I wasn't ever using it.
Dan
I am currently at 6 minutes uptime
There is a big storm right now and the power keeps going out.
There is a big storm right now and the power keeps going out.
Up for three days. I sometimes power down in the event of a bad thunderstorm. You know... unplug things so they don't blow up too bad!!
i think that sleeping the comp when you aren't using it, for a mac with OS X, is worse than leaving it on and idle. that allows it to run its maintenance scripts, which is why you need macjanitor, or you can run the scripts
(/etc/weekly /etc/daily /etc/monthly) yourself.
anyways, my personal best on my Tibook was 20 days 22:30 hours or so. my DVD player started spazzing out and i got pissed and restarted, after which time it worked fine.
current is 7 days 6:31, working my way back up. i want to have it up for a month
Originally posted by xlacrosse
Im holding back on installing any updates until she craps out
you can run the updates and then kill update from the terminal when it says it is done and asks you to restart
. of course, you still have to wait for when you crap out for a lot of them to take place, but there you have it. just run top, find the process number of software update, then close top, and type "kill x", with x being the number. this is why i love having a laptop
why don't you shut down the computer at night or when you're not home? I always do...
BTW: I'm running win2000 and it haven't crashed in a very long time... but rebooting is often needed when installing new programmes and drivers.
BTW: I'm running win2000 and it haven't crashed in a very long time... but rebooting is often needed when installing new programmes and drivers.
That would involve more time before my computer is useable. You know New Yorkers cant stand waiting for anything.
xlacrosse is right. it's more time you have to wait through when starting back up. why would you want to do that, especially when it isn't helpful? restarting works wonders on Windows; that's rarely the case for OS X.
Well I've only been up for 4 days right now, Java update. I usually only have to restart due to updates.
On another note, my Airport has been up for almost a month now, and it only went down then cuz i blew the breakers.
On another note, my Airport has been up for almost a month now, and it only went down then cuz i blew the breakers.