Should i shut down my PC every night?

victor2

Maybe somebody shut down one of facebook's servers for the night and that's what is causing all the trouble with Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram now.:rotfl:

mksysb

Carrot007 wrote: »

Good luck with that. I find the updates install better when I leave it on and set a 5am install stuff point. You howver are either confused or drunk! (or left the download updates to the default ridiculous time when you want all the speed you can get!)

I don't actually use Windows, moved to Arch Linux a long time ago, a much better experience all round.

jameskotler

Yes I think you should. If you do not shut down your computer whole night, the processor will get heat up.

50Twuncle

JJ_Egan wrote: »

Updates when shut down ??


I turn off due to fire risk more than anything and yes i have had a PSU go bang .

And running costs - why line the power companies pockets for no reason ?

JJ_Egan

PC on all night increases CEOs pay ??

RumRat

.....and into the land of the ridiculous the thread descends...;):D

poppellerant

I use a hard drive for storage, alongside my SSD for the operating system, so I choose to leave my PC on 24/7. I have very nearly lost data due to a hard drive being stubborn while being started up from cold. I got very lucky and was able to access all my data, back it up, then secure erase the hard drive before I disposed of it and installed a larger one.

So yes, I might be lining the pockets of energy companies. I expect to replace my current hard drive with an SSD once it fails - by which time I hope that large capacity (1TB+) SSDs are cheaper.