Do you ever turn your computer off?

Hi momalisa, i always shut down my PC before i go to bed. I feel it may extend the computers life. I dont know is it sure or not but i do it. Sometime i keep the PC on sleep. i have a tip to improve the performance of PC , always defrag your pC, If dont know how to do it, search "defragment" and run once in week. enjoy:)

I don't see anything wrong with not shutting down the computer. But don't you think it needs is rest as well? Shutting it down will also help you save up on electricity as well. I personally shut and unplug my computer as well as my internet connection when not in use. And not until I need to use it or have the time to use it continuously then I don't open it at all. Computers may be addictive but I try my best to do other stuff so I won't be shut off to the outside world.

If there is no need of Use then you have to Shutdown your PC. It can save your system to Excess Heat. Then Processor Heatsync become cool for next use. Regular Running of Computer will make the life of your computer long run. Still the PC Nees to be cool. By the way you can also save Consumption of Electicity.

I seldom turn my computer off, except for when I run maintenance on it. I do turn off the monitor and speaker system when I am not at the keyboard. The reason is I have programs running all the time. * I run daytime programs during the day such as email and MyLot. Those are very interactive, demanding my personal attention. Music very often plays. The modem doesn't work terribly hard. * When I sleep, I run night time programs that basically run themselves but eat up the bandwidth. They do not need monitoring. The box that is the computer can run unsupervised while I lay snoring.

We leave everything on all the time except the monitor. My husband said it's actually better for your computer to do that. We do restart it every once in a while. It's always good to do that every once in a while however

hi momalisa65 Its very bad if you don't shut down your PS.You must turn it down. I use it when I update anything. If you don't shut down it.It would be broken Sorry.

I like you never shut it off... but I also have dsl and have gomez running! LOL he makes me a couple extra cents while running!

i turn on my computer at nights during the week but i turn it off when i am about to go to sleep. i just keep it on the whole day so i would know who is getting in touch with me.there is nothing wrong keeping it turned on but you make your PC engine rest so it won't over heat and besides that would save you some money on your electric bills.

I ALWAYS shutting it down when I'm not using it, unless I'm doing a disk defrag or a virus scan. Even then, I at least shut the screen off. Anything to save my electric bill works for me. Most electric companies can now do tests to tell you how much electricity is being used on one outlet. You'd be surprised at how much electricity gets used on appliances that stay plugged in even when they're not being used. It's why they tell you to not only shut it off, but to unplug it when it's not in use. Also, I think it saves the life of your computer too.

I just read through the discussion and I have to say, you got a lot of informative responses. I'm definitely going to make sure I shut off the computer at night from now on. Lovely having tech people on here isn't it?

Mine gose off at night, or when I'm not using it. It's in my room, and leaving it on at night makes it hard for me to sleep. Plus you can save abour 100$ a year by shutting everything off just at night.

the machine also have their life span like us. if it is over use will it lessen it's life's span. maybe if you can afford to buy a new one, that is not the problem. machine needs also rest to function properly. if ever i open my computer almost 20 hours a day by the next day i will turn it off.

I never turn my computer off and I have had it for 8yrs.

I always leave mine on, million dollar ideas come at 2:00am and I don't want to have to wait to start my research. I shut the monitor off though. I restart it when I install new software or make changes.

I shut down my PC every night. Some say I shouldn't do this because it shortens the life of the computer, but my machines have always lasted several years and a friend of mind, who leaves his computer on all the time, has used up 3 computers whilst I still had the same one. I don't like leaving it on, because it uses unnecessary power and there's a slight chance that there could be an electrical short that may cause a fire. I grew up in a house where everything was shut off when it was not being used, so I guess it's ingrained in me to do that.

Mine also remains on 24/7.Ithink its not bad if you need your pc very frequently the whole day because then you cant go on turning it on and off the whole day.To save power i turn off the monitor and sometimes leave the system in standby mode.

The machine as people. Do you feel strong when you work all day and night Your computer is too. So you should turn off your computer when you don't use it. It want to relax to prepare work again.

My computer is on nearly all the time. I try to do the time consuming stuff at night like encoding videos or downloading massive files. As for power consumption I turn off the monitor when I'm not in front of the machine and the hard drives power down after n hour of inactivity. I think if you're a casual computer user you should keep it off until you need it.

Yes, if u're not using it, shut it down. Saves power, money, and chances of attacks , however , Leaving it on all the time doesn't matter. Servers run 24/7 for years. To save power you can also set it up to go into standy or hibernation if you don't touch it for a while. It will wake up automatically once you touch the mouse or push the power button, but it will not take as long as a cold boot. However, you may not want to stay connected to the internet at all times. You can turn off your DSL modem or you can unplug it if need be. You should have anti-virus software (McAfee, Norton, Kaspersky), and your firewall should be turned on.

i would not recommend that to anyone else if he/she is not a computer freak i can trust. lol i don't normally turn my computer off unless i feel that i need to (normal/forced shut down, restart almost immediately). if i were to switch on/off the computer everytime i use it, i'm afraid the power button will wear of. just kidding. but i'm the type of girl who sits in front of the computer for a long long time and when i'm *finally* away from the computer i usually get back to it in a couple of hours. sometimes i fall asleep doing some task so of course i don't turn the computer off when that happens :P i leave my bro's pc switched on most of the time for all the upload/download activity to happen while everybody is asleep (the network is almost always better around 3-5 a.m. than anytime else). sometimes i leave it for pc scanning or dvd burning. if you're not doing anything like this i would recommend that you switch the machine off when you don't use it. if you really want to leave it on, make sure the space around the unit is not crowded. you need a cool place for your computer or else it will overheat and shut down. the cheapest way is to put an electric fan nearby so it will constantly blow cool air to the cpu and let the warm air out faster. this will not guarantee that your computer is safe from damages caused from overheating. external cooling will only help a little, but warm air lingering around the unit is never good because the internal fan uses the air around it, so external cooling helps getting rid of it faster. the more expensive way is to get a good cooling system for your computer. this will let the system cool internally, suitable for heavy duty users with money (it's going to cost little to get the best)