Long time users-Is it better to shut down at night or leave on continuously

Just wondering if there's a difference in the long run or not.
My MacBook is 2 months old, and I want to do what's best.
Thanks for the input. (I didn't know when I bought my Mac what a great support group I was getting!)

I normally just close the lid and let it go to sleep for the night...just like me, I guess. Anyway, whether plugged in or on battery, sleep turns the hard disk off but allows it to "wake" as you left it. There should be no reason to power it down unless a download requires it, rare occasions when a glitch may happen, or you won't be using it for a length of time.
Computers are built to run...I say let it run.
2.16 Intel Core Duo MacBook (Black) Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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Any ideas?

There are probably a lot of items being started when the computer does. You can open up "System Preferences", click on "Users & Groups", and then click on "Login Items" for a particular user. If you don't see anything suspicious, or anything that can cause long startup issues, navigate to (by pressing shift-command-G when in Finder, and yes, the ~ is necessary):
~/Library/LaunchAgents (can also get here by typing /Users/<account name>/Library)
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/System/LaunchDaemons
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Hi, Recently my system has been slow to boot up in the morning & slower still to shut down at night.
Also my mail program is slow to open. I do have emails archived but my trash is always deleted & I'm trying to keep my "sent" folder not too full
Occasionally any programs I'm working in (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc) takes time to process whatever task I'm doing. (This happens maybe once or twice a week, not often)
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judithfromrvc wrote:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 249.72 GB (249,715,376,128 bytes)
Available: 176.64 GB (176,635,330,560 bytes)
Is the bolded text the correct info? Many thanks for any help, J
<Edited By Host>
Yes it is. Thank you very much. You appear to have adaquate hard drive space available. Now try the following....
Disconnect all peripherals from your computer.
Boot from your install disc & run Repair Disk from the utility menu. To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select Disk Utility.
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click First Aid.
Click Repair Disk.
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Repair permissions after you reach the desktop-http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963 and restart your computer.

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Any ideas on what this means?
Thanks for your time.
Kevin

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Sounds like you'll need to access that drive while it is not booted. You need to replace it anyway, so do that, then one way or another (ext enclusure, et), access it and copy files.
If you keep trying to boot it, you might kill it for good and not get your files, so just swap it out first.

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Hello christine valentina,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If the failed installation of Java is preventing your computer from shutting down normally, then I'd like you to please first try to force quit the unresponsive installer.
OS X: How to quit an unresponsive application using Force Quit - Apple Support
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Sleep or shut down at night?

Hi, it just occurred to me that in summer with frequent lightning storms especially during the night, might it be a good idea to shut the computer down and disconnect the power adapter at night?
I tend to use the computer plugged in during the day, with short periods of battery use, and then at night I leave it plugged in and just close the lid. Even with old PC's I did this without a problem, but with my new MBP I don't want to take any chances!
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Karen

karenr wrote:
Thanks.. re. shutting down at night, I thought there was an issue of wear and tear from starting up so often.. otherwise it would certainly be simpler to shut down and not worry about nighttime power surges.
I don't worry about wear and tear, because although technically it might be better to run your computer at full power 24/7 to avoid premature wear from thermal and power cycling, realistically nearly every Mac user either sleeps or shuts down their laptop at least once a day whether that's at night or merely to transport it (since it is a laptop after all) and therefore powering off is the norm, and it is not causing mass early laptop deaths.
We are also weighing leaving the computer plugged in versus the potential damage from a lightning strike, and we're saying the potential damage from sleeping or shutting down at night is assumed to be less severe than that of a direct lightning hit.
Re. sleeping the computer all night and draining the battery, I do that once a month to calibrate the battery, but isn't it recommended to not drain deeply too often?
You are right that is is recommended to not do deep discharges too often. But an overnight sleep does not drain the battery that far, maybe a few percent. What I didn't mention is that if your battery is new and fully charged, it will probably last around a week in sleep mode. One night off the charger isn't going to drain the battery unless, as I mentioned, it's an old battery with a fraction of its original capacity.

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TS3276 Why didn't I get my mail while my mac was shut down last night. I received it on my ipad and I phone

My verizon mail that was received while my mac was shut down last night does not come up in the morning, I see it on my ipad and iphone.

iOS: Unable to send or receive email
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
Can’t Send Emails on iPad – Troubleshooting Steps
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/ipad-cant-send-emails-troubleshooting-steps/
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http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/mail/
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http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/mail/
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Try resetting it:
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Before Resetting the SMC
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Press Command + Option + Escape to force quit any application that is not responding.
Put your Mac to sleep by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Sleep. Wake the computer after it has gone to sleep.
Restart your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Restart.
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Resetting the SMC for Mac Pro, Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini, or Intel-based Xserve
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
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I have "used" Lightroom for a long time, mostly as a browser. I have tended to work with the same organization as my original file folders. A couple of years ago, I started going back through all of my 40,000 photos and using flags, and creating smart folders. Having obtained a couple of books on Lightroom, I now wonder if I would be better off re-importing my files in date format, or some new form of organization.
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I have "used" Lightroom for a long time, mostly as a browser. I have tended to work with the same organization as my original file folders. A couple of years ago, I started going back through all of my 40,000 photos and using flags, and creating smart folders. Having obtained a couple of books on Lightroom, I now wonder if I would be better off re-importing my files in date format, or some new form of organization.
In my opinion: NO don't do this
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re the pick flags included in the metadata which is placed in sidecar files?
No
If I import from the folders where the files are now, will the picks and keywords get imported?
No for picks
If not, should I export parts of my current catalog piecemeal, then import into a new catalog to preserve the picks?
What would be the point? You would still have the same "organization" that is making you unhappy today.
In other words, what are the best options to clean up a flawed organizational system. Try to work within an existing catalog or create a new one?
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