MP sleep vs no sleep vs. nightly shutdown

[MacMadness]

I'm a New Jersey Republican so the Christie comment fits. I'm used to it. I talk the same way I type. But my Mac Pro works perfect! (Knock on wood, of course!)

At the risk of getting flamed here,
I'm originally from NJ and a Republican as well
(a disenfranchised one to be more specific...like most of us R's these days).

I think my MP's a Republican, too,
which probably explains why it doesn't get any any sleep these days.

Thanks for solving the mystery for me.
I though it was something stupid like hardware or software issues...

So how ya doin' and what exit you from?

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Have you tired going to Settings / Energy Saver and selecting Schedule, and then setting a daily wake up/start up for say 7am.

This solved my iMac's difficulties for waking from sleep.

 

[MacMadness]

Have you tired going to Settings / Energy Saver and selecting Schedule, and then setting a daily wake up/start up for say 7am.

This solved my iMac's difficulties for waking from sleep.

Thanks for the advice.

Tried it all. No matter what energy saver settings are used...(all unchecked is my preferred anyway)...
...Just putting it to sleep from Apple Menu will send it into a coma which requires a hard restart.
Have had no issues whatsoever just letting her idle with the screens sleeping when not in use.
Thanks again.

 

[monkeybagel]

This probably will not add much to the discussion as I feel most of this stuff is a matter of opinion, but if there are desktop drives in the Mac Pro (4TB would probably only be a desktop drive) then they are not really designed for 24/7 use like Enterprise drives are. Your mileage will vary and they may spin for years without trouble, but its really a gamble with any drive, Enterprise or Desktop at the end of the day.

 

[theSeb]

i agree (not as roughly as you put it though . Its just like saying, starting/shutting off your car hurts your ignition's longevity! Welp, you know that's what it was made for!

It actually does. Most of the long term damage to your car happens during a cold start. That is when the engine is most vulnerable. Similarly, the initial spike of current when you start a computer is the most likely time for components to fail.

In the real world though this is not something that should keep people (or their computers) awake at night.

 

[Korican100]

It actually does. Most of the long term damage to your car happens during a cold start. That is when the engine is most vulnerable. Similarly, the initial spike of current when you start a computer is the most likely time for components to fail.

In the real world though this is not something that should keep people (or their computers) awake at night.

Right that's what I was saying. Its gonna happen! It was manufactured with that in mind! They wouldn't put a power button on it unless it could be turned off and on, so why stress about it.

 

[flowrider]

^^^^Yep, I agree it's a personal decision. Me, I shut mine down every night and restart every morning.

Lou

 

[OS6-OSX]

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[dmax35]

I only sleep the monitor on mine. The computer itself is on 24/7.

That's what I do and my MP's with no issues. I use an app called "Keep drive spinning" with all my external backup drives to ensure proper backups from failing with the known sleep issues.


https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31158/keep-drive-spinning

"Keep Drive Spinning is an applet that makes sure that a connected drive never goes to sleep (that is, that it never spins down).

Normally this can be controlled using the Energy Saver preference pane in System Preferences, and that should be your first resort in dealing with the problem, rather than this or any other third party software. However, some external drives (e.g. Western Digital's MyBook drives) do not respect the System Preferences settings, so for them an alternative like this is needed.

This applet simply creates a launch agent that tells OS X to touch a hidden file on the selected drive once every minute so that the drive stays awake.

Launch agents are built-in OS X technology and persist across reboots, etc., so you can run this once to set-it-and-forget-it. You can find the launch agents made by Keep Drive Spinning in the LaunchAgents folder of your user's Library folder."

 

[OS6-OSX]

I cut mine off after each usage.
For those that "sleep" their computers I suggest the following!
The flannel Mac pro Pajamas are sold separately!

 

[MacMadness]

That's what I do and my MP's with no issues. I use an app called "Keep drive spinning" with all my external backup drives to ensure proper backups from failing with the known sleep issues.


https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31158/keep-drive-spinning

"Keep Drive Spinning is an applet that makes sure that a connected drive never goes to sleep (that is, that it never spins down).

Normally this can be controlled using the Energy Saver preference pane in System Preferences, and that should be your first resort in dealing with the problem, rather than this or any other third party software. However, some external drives (e.g. Western Digital's MyBook drives) do not respect the System Preferences settings, so for them an alternative like this is needed.

This applet simply creates a launch agent that tells OS X to touch a hidden file on the selected drive once every minute so that the drive stays awake.

Launch agents are built-in OS X technology and persist across reboots, etc., so you can run this once to set-it-and-forget-it. You can find the launch agents made by Keep Drive Spinning in the LaunchAgents folder of your user's Library folder."

Thanks for the tip!

It didn't work for my Dual 2.93Ghz transplant sleeping issues,
but solved a really annoying "spin down" issues I was having
with a couple of recently installed 4GB external G-Drives.
(The dreaded spinning beach-ball every time I would need to access them)

Much appreciated!

 

[dmax35]

Thanks for the tip!

It didn't work for my Dual 2.93Ghz transplant sleeping issues,
but solved a really annoying "spin down" issues I was having
with a couple of recently installed 4GB external G-Drives.
(The dreaded spinning beach-ball every time I would need to access them)

Much appreciated!

Glad to hear it worked out for you.