Turn Off Your Computer Every Night, Here's Why

[@MoneyShifted]

"You heard that turning off your computer for the night can be harmful for it" for the 25 years ive been alive and the 21 years of remembering my life i never heard anyone say this

[@grandpaobvious]

The only way you can know if your computer has failed is to turn it on, but if it fails to boot, you don't know whether there was a hardware failure when you turned it off or when you turned it on, but either way, if you'd never turned it off, it would most likely still be working now.

[@jjmah7]

Weird, I have heard this most of my life.

[@uh9066]

@@grandpaobvious nah u wrong

[@brgpfx707]

It’s yes or no question, that should take 2 minutes

[@abdullahqayyum1240]

2 seconds* perhaps

[@ayush2565]

After all if won't be a video if it were 2 seconds... and they need their watch time and adds

[@Izc23]

Nope, they are explaining all the pros and cons so you decide whats best for you...

[@johanamalsawmsanga5052]

@@ayush2565 P

[@FreshAppleSlices]

Coulda been a 0.4 second video

[@davinp]

If you leave your PC on all the time, It's a good idea to restart your computer from time to time, which can fix Windows problems and clear memory.

[@razvan_armaghedon]

usually i leave it 24/24 or put it to sleep. i restart it every 7 days and it had no problems for 3 years.

[@razvan_armaghedon]

@MacCraker wait wheres the problem he never assumed you are using windows

[@urevya]

@MacCraker linwho?

[@MrSm0keee]

I've tried linux before, it seems way better than windows. I'd like to try that some how ?

[@AtMyOwnPace10]

@MacCraker we need to get Linux spray. You know, it’s like big spray but in this case it keeps the pesty annoying and no one likes Linux users away from us

[@juiceunreleased1473]

If you want maximum efficiency from your pc specifically a gaming one, use task manager to close all apps and make sure they are closed then use sleep that way you dont get the power surge and you arent using any ram

[@NatetheNintendofan]

Well I do that but I do not close Minecraft

[@sbidi1238]

Your unit will still use ram for your OS though

[@Shubh_decides2]

How to prevent computer from dying Step 1 : Be patient and let them take their time

[@tvdforever5147]

Bright side: Should you shut down your computer every night? Everyone: *HAPPY NEW YEAR*

[@netouyonews]

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[@tvdforever5147]

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[@jet2927]

lol

[@X62-p2h]

2021!

[@aarav1919]

@@tvdforever5147 😂😂

[@Thomas48484]

"You might have heard that turning off your computer is harmful" No one ever: turning off your computer is harmful

[@ooknittylou]

Thomass hello it was common with computers years ago

[@SirAnderr]

I though letting it run was harmfull 😂

[@daschundloverable]

@Thomas hello - serious question: should unplug your modem too? It's in another room, my bedroom and from I've read, is too close for comfort.

[@TheNoobGamer-oj3rq]

Me grinding a game overnight with a auto clicker my pc TURN ME OFF IM DYING

[@LowixFifty]

They mean harmful to your computer or something

[@Nikkk6969]

I heard it’s better to leave a computer running constantly with a HDD. It is easier on it to keep running than to turn it off and start it up again. A hard drive only has so much spin-ups until it can fail. This is why some office buildings or other places leave them on 24/7 and can last much longer that way/

[@sfmg]

I’ve heard that too and that’s my excuse for forgetting to turn off my pc.

[@ethimself5064]

One can set HHD to never turn off

[@Realtimeless]

2:44 *"Hybernation"* is Spelled Wrong of Hibernation

[@jamie7472]

One recommendation I have for smart phone users is to go into your settings and set a auto phone off/phone on schedule. It minimizes certain charging issues if you charge when you sleep and lets the processors rest. My phone still runs great after two years and the batteries last days for general use.

[@chenlevy3773]

Nah... I'm the owner of the phone I decided to let it be turned on(forever), and I restart it every week or so

[@alexanderwhite8320]

And who will enter device encryption password and SIM PIN code after such restart?

[@jamie7472]

@@alexanderwhite8320 my guess would be whoever owns the phone. What's your point?

[@MegasXLR]

I always use hibernate at night or sometimes when I'm outside.

[@KevinBenecke]

If you get the right kind of UPS for your desktop, they often include software that you can install and a USB cable that will connect your UPS to your computer. The software can shout your computer off safely if you UPS is about to run out of power. It also gives you a way to monitor the power feeding your computer as well as different options that you can adjust to change the behavior of the UPS. I have one on mine that has a setting that I can either have the computer stays on as long as possible before shutting down or I can change the setting to safely turn off the computer if the power is off for more than 5 minutes. Most have a setting you can change the time. It also keeps a log of the power outages and how long the power was off. Most of these devices have an audible sound that occurs when the device switches to battery. You can set quiet times or even disable the audible alarm through the interface. I usually leave mine on all the time because I have my computers set to receive their automatic updates during my off times like when I'm in bed. All of my computers run Windows 10. My computers receive these updates too. But I have my computers set to restart themselves during the morning hours when I'm sleeping. If you do leave your computer on all of the time, restarting you computer at least once a week will help purge the memory as well.

[@goodvideos149]

“Your computer will be alive once again” I never new it was alive.

[@scrappedaccount2120]

Artificial intelligence

[@iliyasjobs]

Yes it is. And more worst they already planned to take over our earth 🤯😭

[@elimination7769]

IWasIAm battery: Am I A joke to you?

[@stevemeehan4661]

*knew

[@righteousred723]

Back in the 90s on IRC we used to flex our system uptime, especially if someone jumped on a server with years of uptime. These days I turn my PC off at night, unless I am specifically leaving it to run tasks while I am sleeping.

[@ender9361]

Hope u have a happy new year for anyone reading I just want u to know u are all loved 💜💜💜😁😁

[@zack7122]

:)

[@zack7122]

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[@arnovicdorian5476]

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[@dinolizard5647]

this didnt age well at all lol

[@ender9361]

@@dinolizard5647 ikr 😭

[@kbrfacts6623]

Happy new year to everyone who are part my journey! Tqu so much guys! love you ❤

[@userafw]

One reason for turning off modern computers is similar to the reason for storing data on external devices: You don't necessarily want everything to be connected to the network 100% of the time for security reasons. Also, if there is a lightning storm, make sure your computer is turned off and unplugged, and have a good surge protector as well. Another reason to store data on external drives that also works for cloud storage: Data backup. NOTE: This does not work for Windows programs and apps because they also have Windows registry entries that do not transfer easily if something happens to your main computer.

[@blcktruffl3]

HAPPY NEW YEAR❤ I HOPE I COULD LEARN MORE WITH THIS CHANEL❤ THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF MY LIFE❤

[@paranoiawilldestroyya3238]

7:00: Some UPS's have software that will communicate with the computer and shut down the computer if power is not restored within a specified period (or when the UPS has a specified amount of power left).

[@VDani16]

Or If you configure it in a way It Hibernates the computers which is the best choice in case of a sudden power outage.

[@BillTxn]

The point not covered is the effect of cooling down after shutdown and then heating up again on startup. The temperature variations can stress the system, especially desktop computers. For that reason alone, I leave mine on unless I'll be away more than 24 hours, an arbitrary "rule" on my part.

[@honestycounts9352]

My sister has a Chromebook and she would often get problems with it after a few weeks of simply setting it to 'Sleep' by closing the lid on the computer. I showed her how to find and press the 'POWER OFF' button on her Chromebook and simply turning the computer 100% off every now and then totally got rid of all of the problems she was having with her computer. The same thing for her Router, I showed her how when it was having problems that simply turning it off, waiting 10 minutes, and then turning it back on, would get rid of the 'static electrical charges' that were causing the problems in the thing. Just turning an electronic device off, waiting 10 minutes, then turning it back on, would often solve problems that device was having.

[@floofthegoof35]

Welp it’s New Years hope everyone is happy and remember spend time with your elders cause they don’t last forever

[@PaiviProject]

Wow well now I know. I always turn it off. Thanks and Happy New Years BRIGHT SIDE 👍🍾🎆

[@denodan]

Well as a computer technician it's better on your HDD as keeping it warm is less likely to have HDD failure. When the HDD is cold it's more likely to fail when having to reboot when cold.

[@thenatural6249]

Better what, on or off?

[@denodan]

@@thenatural6249 better left on or in sleep mode as it keeps the hdd warm.

[@thenatural6249]

@@denodan thanks 👍

[@hamdovodokupaonik626]

I have my computer on but i turn it off every morning, i have a I5-9400 and a 1660, also a 600W or a 650W, so will it work?

[@denodan]

@@hamdovodokupaonik626 without doing the research could not tell you, been out of touch with computers in such a long time, and things have moved on a lot, so we'll out of touch with latest gear

[@themediaman100]

From a purely mechanical point of view it is not a good idea to leave your computer, especially a laptop, on all the time. Computers when powered on have fans inside which regulate temperatures to critical components such as the CPU and GPU. Fans draw in air and also dust which accumilate's on the fans themselves, reducing efficiency, and also on the heat sink of the components which need to be cooled and will eventually lead to a complete system failure and a very expensive repair bill - if a repair is even possible. As in the case of many Apple products. Some high end systems such as data servers are specifically designed to run 24/7 in an environment where they are also monitored 24/7. The average computer is not designed that way,

[@icecronical6628]

0:35 It won't neccessarily damage it but it will accelerate wear on things like the on/off switch and the hard disk. The hard disk has to spin up every time you switch it on, and in that process uses far more power than just bringing out of sleep or hibernation.

[@caryssaperez4101]

happy 2020 bright side and to everyone else reading this!

[@TASoma.]

oof

[@RED-tg5pn]

I come from the future... 2020 is not going to be happy... trust me

[@aliajohnson470]

Happy New Year! thanks for all you do.

[@AshutoshKumardevx]

1. Press Windows Key + R 2. Type "shutdown -h" and press Enter This will hibernate your Windows system immediately.

[@yat_ii]

or just click the hibernate button

[@KIKO00752]

I don't have hibernation button only shut down, restart and sleep

[@yat_ii]

@@KIKO00752 You can enable it in settings

[@CrimsonAkato]

my classmate who uses her laptop for homework. always has put it to sleep and leaves it like that. I kept saying just shut it down. but she was like no ot takes to long to open back up .. by doing this she ruined her laptops battery and few weeks later her laptop broke completely... cuz she never turned it off for a whole school year .

[@dizzyghost4332]

Sleep mode is useful on the macbooks

[@thesnailycatye1333]

Happy new year from Romania!.

[@Fireluigi1]

Happy new year! And the only thing i learned was the hibernation mode :p

[@linPx7]

But... I didn't know this. I turn my laptop off everyday. My laptop is more than 6 years old

[@htiaf01]

Yeah...

[@CK-ec8kz]

Kk

[@rickastleydontlookaboutmyp7273]

My laptop is more than 10 yrs old...it's rlly old but it still work properly :)

[@nuversion8673]

I have windows 10 pro with ssd. If I put my computer in sleep or hibernation mode it will "go to sleep" as you would expect, BUT when you press a key or move the mouse, the computer and fans come on but windows will not boot up. You can't press the power button to shut it down either. It does absolutely nothing. You have to turn off the power at the power supply, and then it may or may not boot up. The fans come on but there is no "bios beep". The only way I've found to get it to boot up again is to unplug everything including the mouse, keyboard or any other usb device. However, if I do a normal shutdown or restart it boots up in 4 seconds with absolutely no problem at all. It's only when I use sleep or hibernation mode I have problems with windows won't boot and the power button won't function. Figure that one out.

[@tutacat]

Suspend doesn't move anything, it's already there. Also, on windows at very least, it is actually called hybrid sleep (it copies ram to disk, then goes to sleep, so if power is lost, it can still be resumed)

[@serpentgaming3557]

i alI always out it in sleep mode because it takes ages to turn on thx that help alot now i will turn my pc of so it can perform better on games please heart:)

[@serpentgaming3557]

if your see this and my main comment turning it of will be good and not so bad

[@burninroses1755]

I say do both and go to sleep, however do a shutdown every 1-2 months to let it clean itself out.

[@366fps]

i didn't turn off my pc since august 2019 lol

[@willmorris2463]

What why

[@superapple5505]

@@willmorris2463 their mindset about pc components is stuck for 30 years

[@BFFootage]

What's the reason and r u being for real?

[@superapple5505]

@@BFFootage probably he's using hdd

[@verx1236]

S

[@gotechakash]

This is very important and mandatory and useful for all of us. Thank you soo much 😊 🤝🏻 😀 for this video 📹 & 🥳 Happy new year 🎀 guys

[@5h4m0n3]

Mine is always on sleep whenever I don't use it, I only restart it when I start noticing it's getting slow. I only shut it down when I know I am not gonna use it for days. I have been doing this for so so many years, no problems, all is Gucci.

[@christinenoquera9796]

Hi, did yo unplug your computer when not in used?

[@TheSoitenly]

Very informative; well done.

[@itzadamisnoob771]

0:43 so basically my computer works fine and runs fast until I turn it on?

[@thenatural6249]

You have to choose one or the other, or don't have a computer at all

[@thegreatrandomchannel338]

Who’s reading this is Happy New Year!!

[@mo_chip2124]

no

[@mullafacation]

@@mo_chip2124 yes

[@jones7628]

Um that doesn’t really make sense..

[@galaxynoodles7510]

I am

[@kizkogr8510]

Happy great day!!😒

[@Vectorlarity]

“You might have heard that turning off your computer is harmful” *turns off computer* *computer explodes*

[@Sharron-Idol]

A computer technician's busiest time is a Monday morning: People go into work after the weekend and find someone's switched off their computer. When they switched it back on it doesn't work. A lot of faults occur when you cut the power to a computer, even if you allow it to shut down correctly. A daily reboot usually clears any residual memory corruptions; although it is good to perform software maintenance at least monthly, weekly if at all possible, and daily doesn't hurt.

[@trideset3975]

Happy New Year!🎆🎉🥂

[@SBJCREATORS]

big like

[@shebinphilip1276]

Happy bad year

[@Crusty9Ts]

@@shebinphilip1276 big L’s

[@richtaylor6039]

It is fairly true that constantly switching off and on electronics stress the components, or at least it used to be. Not sure with modern electronics

[@valterek3315]

HAPPY NEW YEAR from Sweden....

[@tubebuz]

Im a fire chief and we had 6 cases of fires in the last 11 years where a computer was the course of the fire. I will always recommend people to turn everything off if they leave their home.

[@itswilliamanimate]

this dude: turn off your computer every night me with a laptop: am i a 4 year kid to you?

[@TriviaNight]

Just think, it has been 20 years since the big Y2K scare.

[@Crusty9Ts]

Tf is Y2K heard that on family guy when I was 6

[@Zim5.0]

@@Crusty9Ts i think back in 1999 people freaked out and thought it was the end of the world just because computers back then didn't support the 2000s on their calendars. That's Y2K in a nutshell.

[@armeniancrusader301]

In Armenia my homeland , power outages are common and because of that , Peoples desktops power supplies are getting broken and so because of that , everyone buys a UPS ( uninterruptible power supply ) ( sorry for my bad English )

[@eleanorek.leslie9818]

I never turn mine off unless I am going to be gone for vacation or if we are expecting a tropical storm. During that time here in FL we have wicked lightening and that is NOT a good thing. My toy is tickin' along just fine doing this.

[@carolynaldrich3010]

Ah! This answer so many questions from work! Thanks!

[@MathswithMuneer]

Such an amazing information by the end of this 2019.

[@Char444]

It's the last hour of 2019 And I am waiting for the countdown . There are 28 minutes left for the new decade.

[@lallous3126]

Now for me it is 8:30

[@hit_chris3347]

I don't even have a computer

[@stephand4017]

0:00 *Intro plays* *He turns the computer off* Computer: CRITICAL ERROR! *Computer blasts into space like a rocket*

[@patrickdcruz3370]

*This channel had 32.7 million subscribers but there is not much view . Why ?*

[@TexasScout]

I bought Adele mini desktop refurbished quite a while ago. I turn it off every night. I also turn off the modem and I have found many times more than not. Then when I come back to it to turn it on again it’s in standby mode not power off mode it does it all by itself. That’s why I turn the wifi off so nobody can get into it.

[@makcal0708]

Engineers have taken note of how inconvenient it is to close all the apps you have running, save and close all your work, and shutdown only to wait until the device boots when you switch it back on again.

[@ceesmith]

From a financial standpoint, it is clear cut. A standard desktop will consume about 5p an hour even if on low power standby mode overnight. Assuming 8 hours sleep and PC turned back on in the morning, that's 40p. Over 1 month it is £12. I understand it may vary depending on your setup and cost of electricity, but near enough. The small UPS units I have used will generally show 4-6p per hour. Also add in the cost of running the UPS.

[@paulguy2545]

Not all computers, especially the Macintosh because Shutting Down & Restarting doesn’t give your Mac time to do some Important Maintenance of the Operating System, that doesn’t normally happen when you are using the machine. It would slow down performance doing maintenance in the background, and not letting it do this slows down the performance of your Mac over time! There’s also a brief ‘Stress Test’ thats performed by Diagnostics that run upon Startup or Restart to test the physical condition of the internal components. Just simply putting the machine to Sleep actually consumes Less Power, than normal. Only Restart for Essential Software Updates that require it, or your machine is behaving oddly. Only Shut Down when moving it to another location!

[@lagavulinmtg5120]

If you use NVMe M.2 drives as your boot drive and set your MOBO to skip BIOS entry your boot takes less than 4 seconds.

[@nelsnielson7337]

I use Linux. I never shut down the machine. You don't need to shut them down as the OS is designed to run indefinitely. There's been times my desktop machine has accumulated a period of 3-4 months of uptime between reboots and it will play steam games, movies, file serving and editing. I also have a laptop near top-of-the-line, but that one I do reboot all the time. Shutdown or not, it's not as big a deal with Linux.

[@babygirl3615]

Depending on your time zone! Happy new year or new year's eve! Hope your 2020 is blessed.. stay safe arrive alive🙏

[@robinclifton4182]

Pity about the annoying music. Otherwise brilliant. Perhaps there is a way to silence the background.

[@zenospeed_345]

Hibernation does not keep your computer on. It turns your computer off and saves your session to the memory/RAM. Once you turn it on again, it will restore your session.

[@toocooldarr_17]

Can't believe how much laptops have incensed since 2007 and it's 2019 the last day

[@shashisharma1969]

Which software is used by bright side for making videos??🤔

[@zjoujublues766]

Happy New year Always here from Indonesia.

[@davidsowden6034]

I love everyone who comments on this Chanel . I want to meet all of you and give you all a big hug. Happy 2020.

[@Mario-xr3jo]

@David Sowden Great! So let's arrange a meeting! Where are you from?

[@magicz1881]

Happy 2020 everyone hope u have a fantastic year and achieve ur goals that u put through out 2020 👍👍🙂🙂

[@mrmemes5]

Thank you i learnt many things

[@nrich5127]

I shut down every night. At least once a week I do a restart which really cleans up any garbage left behind. I run a Glary Utilities once a week and I have zero issues with any of my 3 computers.

[@ozymans]

When you are so early that you can't find a comment relevant to content

[@AJ-ms1vg]

Regarding a UPS a good one can last an you're or more if not too much drawing power, I use it for laptop and internet connection primarily and hand free phone. That lasts 2hrs +

[@astonchip]

Before I go to bed for the night I also turn my data off and close and log out of all my websites I've been on. And I will never get back on it until morning.

[@landonlengyel7860]

And you’ve had no issues? I’ve been worrying sense I’ve heard this 😂

[@ronaldddoooo]

I'm in love at your intro!!!

[@benjaminviher1776]

New UPS batteries can also communicate with computer and computer can also shutdown by itself if ups sends signal that the power is out

[@LinkDragon512]

I've been meaning to get a battery backup for a while, still need too especially for here in Florida! xD

[@elizawilliam3591]

Happy new year Bright Side!! And to the rest of you

[@datcap6289]

Happy new year!

[@radioactivepenguin34official]

what are we on about. leaving your PC on doesn't harm it, but it will outdate everything and your computer will need a restart. and also, nobody has ever said "turning off your computer can be harmful for it."

[@Brian.Martin]

my laptop 3 years old ,it stays on all the time including the display.only time it gets restarted during updates.i never had any issues.

[@memegod5954]

Brand new build 3060 i710700 has the same issue as my old build 660 i74770 no parts shared both do not boot half the time although my fans spin and my keyboard gets lit up but does not boot, I run a designated 20amp power outlet directly connected to my pc and have had an electrician test and show my outlet puts out enough watts

[@hatsumi5303]

This is me when I don't have anything to add to my essay and it's 2,000 words minimum.

[@jackie7879]

Happy new year🥂🍾

[@dinatarzan918]

Happy new year 😁😁

[@Impstar]

I used to leave it on 6 days a week and turn it off on the 7th day. When that one broke down I switched to do it every night. I noticed if left on for more then 3 days it becomes sluggish and sometimes unresponsive. Maybe that was just my experience though =D Either way, power outages can still harm your desktop computer. I should invest in a ups.

[@wyatt778]

Literally everyone in the comments WHO HAS BEEN A BRIGHT SIDE FAN BEFORE 2019 EARLY or begging for likes

[@kizkogr8510]

@Arkaan andespiciallythisyoutuber Yes.

[@kizkogr8510]

Beggings for likesss....

[@qdllc]

Big reason to still shut down your computer...hackers. Never leave a PC on 24/7 if it has constant connection to broadband. A hacker can try to get through during the hours you’re not using it. At the very least, disable “wake on LAN” so it won’t come out of sleep or hibernate based on incoming signals in the LAN.

[@acousticsamurairenditions6897]

on linux, it's called suspend. slowing down is much more about file system. ext4 is much more superior file system in my opinion. I have an old hardware that runs way faster with linux and I mean way, way faster. temp files and caches can also be auto deleted according to your preference. Seriously! I wonder why there are less people using linux...

[@help8925]

everyone talking about happy new years but I'm still stuck in 2019 ;-;

[@deadlights1436]

Me to ree only 2 more hours

[@couchpotato2211]

9 more hours for me

[@syi9372]

Me too

[@best3mates48]

"should you shut down your computer every night" should i unplug youre life support, yes

[@rokmin8550]

I leave it on because sometimes it will do things, I have 2 90 minute periods where its off and unplugged (laptop) and this system seems to work just fine

[@thiethie]

nice music... not at all distracting

[@mr.potato3985]

Happy new year every one "from philippines"

[@ronaldddoooo]

I'm a Filipino Pilipino ako.

[@SBJCREATORS]

@Music And Clips your country name ?

[@norraine74]

Im Filipino so happy New year has started in the Philippines

[@SBJCREATORS]

@@norraine74 form Bangladesh

[@chasarmiento1544]

Oo salamat!

[@dr.konadutalksbeautyhealth5243]

Happy new year everyone! I pray everyone achieves their KZbin goals🎉🎉🎉

[@gelamaesoledad5883]

Hii subscribe back thanks

[@dr.konadutalksbeautyhealth5243]

@@gelamaesoledad5883 done! Just saw the notification. 😘

[@rickrick5041]

If I shut down the computer every night how can I watch Bright Side at night?