Do you Shutdown, Sleep, or Hibernate your Computer?

[NikolayfromRussia]

If I go out I always shutdown it. If I stay at home I leave it sleep during the night

 

[jamescv7]

Usually 90% of the time is shutdown so that anything will be clear off. Especially that Windows 8/10 integrate fast boot feature generally boot up faster than usual concept.

Then 10% goes to Sleep when some task must done immediately outside.

 

[Viking]

I put it to sleep when not using it. If I go out or go to bed, I shutdown my Laptop.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Shutdown, because i put a BIOS password

 

[Wave]

I put it to Sleep during the day and then night or when I go out and so on I just Shutdown

 

[Evjl's Rain]

I choose shutdown with fastboot enabled cuz I use HDD
sleep when I leave for a while

 

[Overkill]

I leave it on for a day or two in most cases then restart it unless it's storming then I shut down.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Shut down.After all my work done.It save electricity bill and battery.And save environment.

 

[arslan ejaz]

I mostly Hibernate my Laptop bcz i often have unfinished work and whenever i have to update window or softwares then i resatrt my laptop, i rarely use sleep or shutdown option.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

I was told by DigitalStorm Staff, these people -> Digital Storm: Custom Gaming Computers & Gaming PCs
At the time of purchase this was a concern of mine in terms of extending the life of my
HDD's so I asked them "whats best repeated start up's or leaving it on" I was told that the spin up
was hard on a HDD and leaving my system on would be better, and 7yrs later I still have the oroginal
Dual Seagate Barracudas today, they function just fine. I have bought replacements and the originals
are now storage devices still used daily. I voted "Don't turn off"
I doubt this would be good for SSD's though.

 

[Myriad]

I was told by DigitalStorm Staff, these people -> Digital Storm: Custom Gaming Computers & Gaming PCs
At the time of purchase this was a concern of mine in terms of extending the life of my
HDD's so I asked them "whats best repeated start up's or leaving it on" I was told that the spin up
was hard on a HDD and leaving my system on would be better, and 7yrs later I still have the oroginal
Dual Seagate Barracudas today, they function just fine. I have bought replacements and the originals
are now storage devices still used daily. I voted "Don't turn off"
I doubt this would be good for SSD's though.

I never could decide which option was kindest to " spinners " .

My main laptop is set to go into sleep-mode if inactive for twenty minutes , but I use a very handy
little app called " Don't Sleep " to overide this .
Useful for long downloads or AV scans without interruption.

I shutdown each night , but I like to go to sleep with the radio on quietly , and for this
I use another app called " Delayed shutdown "
Both of these apps are very light-weight and I recommend them .

I never use hibernate because it slows shutdown and ties up some memory .... just a personal choice

 

[frogboy]

I was told by DigitalStorm Staff, these people -> Digital Storm: Custom Gaming Computers & Gaming PCs
At the time of purchase this was a concern of mine in terms of extending the life of my
HDD's so I asked them "whats best repeated start up's or leaving it on" I was told that the spin up
was hard on a HDD and leaving my system on would be better, and 7yrs later I still have the oroginal
Dual Seagate Barracudas today, they function just fine. I have bought replacements and the originals
are now storage devices still used daily. I voted "Don't turn off"
I doubt this would be good for SSD's though.

Okay then i will try your advice as long as the good Wife allows me to leave it on all the time.

 

[safe1st]

I always shutdown my PC at night before I sleep

 

[ForgottenSeer 54422]

Never used sleep or Hibernate mode. If you manage your startup items, use an SSD primarily for your OS, there is no need for it.

 

[NekoHr]

I leave mine on during the day but turn it of when going to bed. I don't need it when I sleep, I'm saving energy and it is quiet.

Modern computers start really fast so startup time is no issue. About HDDs there are 2 views, one that starting puts extra strain on it (true) other that most HDDs aren't build for 24/7 work (also true). So which one is better? I would say it doesn't matter unless you shutdown and start your system every 30 minutes or in other case if plan to use same disk for 10 years.

 

[seanss]

It depends. At the end of the day I usually shut down, but if there's something important I haven't saved I'll hibernate. I only let it sleep during the day

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

Nope, No sleep, Hibernate, or screen timeout for me.
I restart or power down for Hardware or software changes, and to
protect the system from power outages from storms. Other than that
It's up and running.
Even Process Lasso is set to Keep PC Awake "Indefinitely"

 

[Deleted member 2913]

Never used any other, only used shut down.

 

[Cohen]

I shut my computer down if I'll be off it for longer than a couple of hours, otherwise I just put it to sleep.

 

[DardiM]

I voted "shutdown".

But If I make a too long "afk" (and it wasn't planned) , it automatically puts itself on hibernate mode.