Hibernate or not
I just got a 2018 Mac mini. My 2012 mini died on me.
I did the "pmset" command in Terminal & found out that my mini is in hibernatemode 3. That's the default for post-2005 portables according to the websites I visited. Is a mini considered a portable?
The different hibernate modes confuse me a bit.
Hibernatemode 0: RAM powered; RAM contents not backed up to disk
Hibernatemode 1: RAM contents copied to disk; RAM not powered
Hibernatemode 3: RAM contents copied to disk; RAM powered
Do the new desktops & laptops support hibernatemode 25?
I noticed that my 2018 mini boots pretty quickly after its powered down. It may be a little faster than waking it from sleep.
My 2012 mini had a physical disk & I clicked on "sleep" when I was done with it. My 2018 mini has an SSD which is soldered to the motherboard. I know that SSDs have a limited number of read/write cycles. So every time that the contents of the RAM are copied to the SSD, its life shortens a little. I want my mini to last for a long time. So, I don't know which is better for a long life- shut down every time or sleep.
My computer & monitor are plugged into a UPS. If there's a power failure when I'm on my computer, I can safely shut it down. But if my mini is sleeping & there's a power failure & I'm not around, the UPS will power the computer & monitor for a while but will eventually run out of power. What happens to a sleeping mini if there's a power failure & the UPS battery is drained? Will the mini properly shut down or will macOS files get corrupted because the mini wasn't properly shut down?
Mac mini, macOS 10.14