Should I shut down my macbook pro before putting it in a bag and walking around from class to class with it?

I'm in high school and Im constantly running from class to class, and many I need my macbook pro for. The thing is though, I never shut it down when running from class to class with it in it case (the case is like a briefcase type thing), it is only in sleep mode. I'm just worried that all the swinging of the bag its in while I still have it running in sleep mode will break it? I mean, it glitches sometimes when I open it up from sleep mode, the screen sort of flashes and it freezes up a bit. Could this be a result of me not shutting it down when I move it?

Without shutting it down, sleep mode suffice, of course you shouldn't bang or drop the Mac.

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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,
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leroydouglas wrote:
Never heard that advice before. The kb certainly does not say that.
Big difference from your statement compare ""Apple does not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time."
I think using the battery regularly is a better interpretation.
I would submit that is the way most people use their Portables, close the lid.
You absolutely misunderstood I referred to BOTH "on power AND in sleep mode"
     not to: "closing the lid ,... sleep mode"
Using the battery regularly can mean anything as a generalization.
That advice on parasitic charging is correct.   Which referres to BOTH in sleep AND on power...   not however to merely "in sleep mode"
There is no etrecheck for parasitic battery charging,   ..... NOR is there any such check for both:
1. fast discharges
3. low discharges
As such that battery information you provided above doesnt report bad abuse / misuse of a battery.
Nor does / can Etrecheck report on physical abuse of any macbook, logically.
Battery abuse / misuse is a type of physical abuse, chemistry of the battery abuse, however its internal.
I did not say the KB article said that,    what it says:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
"Apple does not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time."
So, you misunderstood.
Apples recommendation refers to micro-cycling the battery and to parasitic charging in the above quote, that it doesnt elaborate on the specifics of same
is irrelevant.
The implication from same is exactly this
*If you don’t plan on using it for a few hours, turn it OFF (plugged in or otherwise) ..*You don’t want your Macbook both always plugged in AND in sleep mode       (When portable devices are charging and in the on or sleep position, the current that is drawn through the device is called the parasitic load and will alter the dynamics of charge cycle. Battery manufacturers advise against parasitic loading because it induces mini-cycles.)
Keeping batteries connected to a charger ensures that periodic "top-ups" do very minor but continuous damage to individual cells, hence Apples recommendation above:   “Apple does not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time”, …this is because “Li-ion degrades fastest at high state-of-charge”.
                    This is also the same reason new Apple notebooks are packaged with 50% charges and not 100%.
Contrary to popular myths about notebook batteries, there is protection circuitry in your Macbook and therefore you cannot ‘overcharge’ your notebook when plugged in and already fully charged.
However if you do not plan on using your notebook for several hours, turn it off (plugged in or otherwise), since you do not want your Macbook ‘both always plugged in and in sleep mode’.
A lot of battery experts call the use of Lithium-Ion cells the "80% Rule", meaning use 80% of the full charge or so, then recharge them for longer overall life. The only quantified damage done in the use of Lithium Ion batteries are instances where the internal notebook battery is “often drained very low”, this is bad general use of your notebook battery.
A person who has, for example, 300 charge cycles on their battery and is recharging at say 40% remaining of a 100% charge has a better battery condition state than, say, another person who has 300 charge cycles on their battery and is recharging at say 10-15% remaining on a 100% charge. DoD (depth of discharge) is much more important on the wear and tear on your Macbook’s battery than the count of charge cycles. There is no set “mile” or wear from a charge cycle in specific. Frequent high depth of discharge rates (draining the battery very low) on a Lithium battery will hasten the lowering of maximum battery capacity.
All batteries in any device are a consumable meant to be replaced eventually after much time, even under perfect use conditions.
If the massive amount of data that exists on lithium batteries were to be condensed into a simplex, helpful, and memorable bit of information it would be:
1. While realistically a bit impractical during normal everyday use, a lithium battery's longevity and its chemistry's health is most happy swinging back and forth between 20% and 85% charge roughly.
2. Do not purposefully drain your battery very low (10% and less), and do not keep them charged often or always high (100%).
3. Lithium batteries do not like the following:
A: Deep discharges, as meaning roughly 10% or less on a frequent basis.
B: Rapid discharges as referring to energy intensive gaming on battery on a frequent basis (in which case while gaming, if possible, do same on power rather than battery). This is a minor consideration.
C: Constant inflation, as meaning always or most often on charge, and certainly not both in sleep mode and on charge always or often.
From Apple on batteries:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1446
Bad discharging or battery use conditions:
Heat (due to environmental conditions or due to rapid discharges from heavy use = gaming / video editing)
Rapid discharging of the battery frequently causes chemical changes over time in the battery leading to decreased capacity and resistance of current flow.
The very worst use of your battery is often draining the battery very low, and worse still letting it remain in such a state.
*Most long-term rapid damage to the battery occurs from discharging it with high loading (gaming) conditions but paramount is avoiding deep and frequent low DOD (depths of discharge) in use.
Undesirable charging or charged conditions:
High perpetual SOC (state of charge), where the battery is always or very often connected to charge
Parasitic loading where the battery is both usually on and charging or worse both always charging and in sleep mode, since this induces mini-cycling of the battery.
Bad general handling conditions:
Temperature use conditions when either too hot (95F and above) or too cold (50F and below)
Storing your battery away with a low charge (40% and less) long-term.
Considerations:
Your battery is subject to chemical aging even if not in use. A Lithium battery is aging as soon as its made, regardless.
In a perfect (although impractical) situation, your lithium battery is best idealized swinging back and forth between 20 and 85% SOC (state of charge) roughly.
Further still how you discharge the battery is far more important than how it is either charged or stored short term.
Ultimately counting charge cycles is of little to no importance. Abuse in discharging (foremost), charging, and storing the battery and how it affects battery chemistry is important and not the ‘odometer’ reading, or cycle counts on the battery.
Everything boils down to battery chemistry long term, and not an arbitrary number, or cycle count.
Keep your macbook plugged in when near a socket since in the near end of long-term life, this is beneficial to the battery.

Should I shut down my macbook pro before putting it in a bag and walking around from class to class with it?

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