Do i need to shut down my macbook pro before carrying it around? Considering hard drive issues
I am a uni student. I have a MacBook Pro early 2011. been using it for 3 years now.
i have a couple questions just out of curiosity.
do we really have to shut down our mbpro before carrying it around?
couldnt we just leave it sleep mode?
i mean, is it harmful to our hard drives if we put our mbpro in sleep mode and move it around?
does apple have a mechanism that kinda "stops" the hard drives from spinning in sleep mode?
I wanna know for sure, since some told me that it's okay to move my mbpro around in sleep mode, and some told me that it's not okay and i have to shut it down first.
i did occasionally transport my mbpro in sleep mode.... and i think.... i'm having some hard drive issues.
Thanks before for your kind answers.
Best Regards,
Moses
Moses,
your MacBook Pro has a sudden movement sensor which will park your disk’s heads in case it senses a sudden G-force change. By default, this sensor will be active. Carrying around your MacBook Pro while it’s sleeping (and applying some common sense while doing so) should not be harmful to its hard drive.
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