From time to time approximately 3 days out of the week I never really fully shut down my macbook air. I typically just close the lid when i go to sleep which i know only puts the computer to sleep. but i would like to know if it is harmful to my macbook air to never fully shut it down after every use and instead just closing the lid after every use. what are the pros and cons of doing this. Thanks.
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
There is one issue that you should be cognizant of. Make certain that the MBA is used at least once per month under battery power alone. Lithium ion batteries need occasional 'exercise' for maximum life. Use it to about the 40% charge level prior to reconnecting to AC.
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It doesn't make any significant difference either way. The battery will run down very slightly faster in sleep than when it's off altogether, but that's the only difference. Sleeping it certainly won't harm the electronics.
As long as it's plugged into power, it doesn't matter. We used to have contests for who had the longest uptime. I don't even use Sleep on my iMac, just Screen Sleep. Your Mac runs its own cleanup programs. These scripts are leftovers from the old days of Unix and were meant for large servers than ran 24/7. But they're still built into the system today.
Is it harmful to never shut down my MacBook air?
