Every night, I put my computer to sleep. But should I be shutting it down every now and then? For example, maybe once a week or once a month?

Just curious to see this question answered from a Linux gamers’ perspective.

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    7 hours ago

    Laptop? Whenever I ain’t using it.

    Steam Deck? Same.

    I don’t want the battery on either to go to hell in a hand basket.

    Desktop? I usually keep it in sleep and every once in a while turn it offnto give it a full rest. Sleep manages to keep it cool enough and uses minimal power, so I don’t have as huge if a problem with that.

    Probably should turn it off more often, though.