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Linux gamers: Do you ever occasionally shut down your PC? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Every night, I put my computer to sleep. But should I be shutting it down every now and then? For example, maybe once a week or once a month?

Just curious to see this question answered from a Linux gamers' perspective.

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[+] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    I close before systemctl hibernate is my browser. That saves sone wear on the SSD.

    I haven't heard of this, curious to know what you're referring to?

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Browsers use a lot of ram. Upon hibernation, the contents of ram are written to disk. So the less ram you have in use, the less needs to be written to disk, saving on disk wear.

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