• velvetThunder@lemmy.zip
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        10 months ago

        You can put it to sleep/energy saving mode. If you Google how to you can also put it to hybernate. I don’t think the original commenter does it, but I recommend it.

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      10 months ago

      A shutdown and a fresh start also deletes files that aren’t used anymore and the PC does check itself for hardware problems. Starting a PC could take a long time in the past, but my current 7 year old system starts in about 10 seconds, a newer system could start faster. I also turn off all peripherals like monitors and printer etc. with one switch after the computer is off, to make sure there is not a single light still wasting electricity. Standby devices in a common houshold use so much electricity, that it amounts to a lot of money over a year. But I guess we are still in the phase of convinience over climate and people have money to waste too.