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Is it bad to just close my macbook pro lid?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Mar 22, 2021 2:03 PM

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dominic23

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Posted on Mar 22, 2021 2:08 PM

It is not bad. Just close it, your MacBook Pro will go to sleep.

For details: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/put-your-mac-to-sleep-or-wake-it-mh10330/mac

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dominic23

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Mar 22, 2021 2:08 PM in response to ailinalv5

It is not bad. Just close it, your MacBook Pro will go to sleep.

For details: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/put-your-mac-to-sleep-or-wake-it-mh10330/mac

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