Amaya Toman Do you remember the last time you restarted or shut down your Mac? Especially with MacBookMany users have the habit of simply closing the laptop lid instead of turning it off and then simply returning to it when needed. Your MacBut it definitely helps if you turn it off or restart it from time to time.
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Operating system macOS offers native tools that can provide you with informationmacabout your computer's health status, recent restarts, and recent shutdowns - and it's relatively easy to access. You can then use this data to diagnose a wide variety of problems and error messages on your computer. Macu, to solve problems with random reboots, to submit to technical support, or perhaps simply to satisfy your curiosity.
Determining operating time Macvia Informaceo system
Uptime is the amount of time your device has been Mac in operation since the last shutdown or restart. If the time without failure is long, congratulations, you most likely have a problem-free computer. If your Mac It may experience some problems from time to time, you may need to restart it to free up RAM or fix random glitches. Relevant informationmacYou can find out using the integrated tool called Informaceo system. You can start this tool from Spotlight, for example, when you enter an expression in the text field "Informationmacabout the system". In the left pane of the info windowmacclick on Software, and the relevant informationmacyou will find out in the main part of the window in the section Time since launch.
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Determining operating time Macvia Terminal
The second option to find out the operating time of your Macu, is entering the appropriate command into Terminal. Over Finder -> Applications -> Utilities or run through Spotligth Terminal. Then type the command in the command line uptime and press Enter. You can also use this command to display the current system time, number of open Terminal windows and system load averages for the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes, which is an indicator of the utilization of system resources.
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Finding the history of restarts and shutdowns Macvia Terminal
The terminal can also be useful if you need to check the history of restarts and shutdowns of your Macu. Launch Terminal as usual, then enter the command at the command prompt last reboot, eventual last shutdown.
