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Due to the fact that my MacBook Ait is closing under ML very slowly (aprox. 20 sec), I have a question about closing my lid during shut down. Can I do it without any risk? I tested it and everything was fine, despite closed lid computer shuted down. It turned on also without any problems. What's your exoerience?
Thanks!
MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
You should never close the lid while your notebook is shutting down. It distrupts the process, so no. You cannot close the lid while sutting down.
Depends on when during the shut down process you close the lid. If it's still prepping the OS for shut down and user logout and you close the lid it's possible that the machine will sleep versus shut down. As richboy247 stated, you want to ensure you let the process complete normally or you run the risk of interrupting it.
I have seen one scenario and it was on a machine (long before SSDs) that went to sleep during the OS logout/shut down sequence. Somehow it corrupted the user's data and set his entire user folder to read only (not read/write). I've never seen anything else like it and only once in 10+ years of supporting, using or helping people with Macs.
However, when I close the lid when spinning wheel appears, computer proceeds to shut down computer. When I open lid once again and press power button, computer boots up cold. I'm more curious if this might harm my macbook.
Thanks for your replys!
Can I close my lid while system is shutting down? Mountain Lion
