When Should You SHUT DOWN Your Mac? (it might surprise you)

How often should you shut down or restart your Mac? Should you let it sleep instead? In this video I explore this topic in greater detail and also give my opinion on why you should NOT shut down your Mac every time you are finished using it!

Your Mac performs a number of beneficial tasks and processes while it sleeps, and if you prevent this from happening, you may find your Mac’s performance may suffer. I personally very rarely shut down my own M1 MacBook Air, and I’ll share with you my reasoning.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Why You Shouldn’t Shut Down Every Time
02:26 Why You Should Hibernate Instead
02:32 Hibernating/Sleep Mode Is Much Faster
02:54 Why Sleep Mode Is Good For Your Mac
04:13 Sleep Mode Uses Very Little Power
04:38 Sleep Mode is Good For Batteries
05:07 macOS Doesn’t Need To Be Shut Down Often
05:26 How Often Do I Shut Down My Own Mac?

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