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Shutting down your computer at night—as opposed to putting it to sleep—won’t save you a lot of money.

Summary

  1. Shutting down might not save you money—but there are good reasons to shut down your computer.
  2. Restarting your computer regularly can help prevent software bugs.
  3. Even in the absence of bugs, computers can become unstable if they’re never shut down.

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