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smr.kol Author

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Mac Air M1 OS 12.4 maintenance

Is it necessary to leave the Mac on sleep mode overnight so it can do whatever maintenance that's required by it? Normally I shut it down at the end of the day.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jun 18, 2022 2:40 AM

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Encryptor5000

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Posted on Jun 18, 2022 10:14 AM

Hi smr.kol,

You don't need to leave your Mac asleep at the end of the day. You can safely shut it down.

That said, you should periodically check System Preferences -> Software Update (maybe once a week), and install all available updates at the end of the day.

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