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Re: Power Loss Re-Boots

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In article <lnuvnu$a44$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com>
wrote:
> On 6/19/14, 10:22 AM, gtr wrote:
> > We lost power a number of times yesterday, and each time the computers
> > in the house rebooted when the power came back up again.
> >
> > Is there any potential problems that result from this kind of "turning
> > off" of the computer?
> 
> I haven't had a problem in years.  I give the credit to journaling.  If 
> a file is encrypted, I've read that I could lose it.  A power 
> interruption could cause heads to crash, but maybe modern disks are 
> designed to reduce the possibility.

You may lose whatever you're working on that hasn't been saved or in
the process of saving, although the "auto-save" feature may help there.



> I don't have my Mac set to restart automatically because I'm afraid of 
> what could happen if the power flickers shortly after coming back on. 
> I've read that flickering can be more dangerous than a simple interruption.

When the power goes out (or during a big lightning storm) you're
advised to go around turning off devices at the wall to stop the surges
doing any damage. Some surges can jump the wall socket's off switch and
even a multi-socket powerboard's in-built protection.

Sometimes just before the power goes out you also get flickering surges.

An UPS box may help to give the computer enough time to shutdown
properly.

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Power Loss Re-Boots gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-06-19 07:22 -0700
  Re: Power Loss Re-Boots J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-06-19 11:31 -0400
    Re: Power Loss Re-Boots Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-06-19 11:35 -0400
    Re: Power Loss Re-Boots Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-20 09:18 +1200
  Re: Power Loss Re-Boots Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-19 16:19 +0000
    Re: Power Loss Re-Boots Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-06-19 21:10 -0700
  Re: Power Loss Re-Boots Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-06-19 18:15 +0000
    Re: Power Loss Re-Boots gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-06-20 07:37 -0700

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