Hibernate, what's the down side?
Especially if I shut it down completely from time to time.
Hibernate, what's the down side?
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Actually hibernate is shut all the way down, the computer completely turns itself off as if you shut down. The only difference is the computer will resume your desktop exactly as you left it when you went into hibernate.
I only use it when I am busy doing something and the power goes out, I hibernate instead of shutting down so I don't have to find everything I was working on once the power comes back. Course that is obviously useless to anyone who doesnt have battery backups.
I only use it when I am busy doing something and the power goes out, I hibernate instead of shutting down so I don't have to find everything I was working on once the power comes back. Course that is obviously useless to anyone who doesnt have battery backups.
As of two years ago, I always hibernate, because it boots much faster. I was pushing 280 days without a reboot until we had a power cut, so I had to reboot. I have grown used to the fact I can leave programs and things open, hibernate, and find everything back as I left it the next day.
I see no performance issues doing this. This is Win2kSP4 by the way.
I see no performance issues doing this. This is Win2kSP4 by the way.
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