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• October 21, 2024 at 9:15 am #4270366
  

  Is it safe to leave my desktop computer on while im not home?

  by garloom26 · about 13 hours, 55 minutes ago

  Tags: Hardware

  So for certain reasons which are irrelevant I have been considering leaving my computer on while I am away at school. Is this safe to do? Or is this a risk of a potential fire hazard?

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• • October 21, 2024 at 9:17 am #4270391
    

    Reply To: Is it safe to leave my desktop computer on while im not home?

    by kees_b · about 13 hours, 53 minutes ago

    In reply to Is it safe to leave my desktop computer on while im not home?

    Yes. The chances of a fire hazard don’t depend on your being present or not.

    • This reply was modified 13 hours, 13 minutes ago by kees_b.
  • October 21, 2024 at 10:26 am #4270453
    

    Reply To: Is it safe to leave my desktop computer on while im not home?

    by birdmantd · about 12 hours, 43 minutes ago

    In reply to Is it safe to leave my desktop computer on while im not home?

    From my experience, I leave my computer on 24/7 and never experienced any problems. I let it go to power saving mode when not in use and assign a password to prevent unauthorized access while I am away. Don’t over think this.

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