Hello eli5, i tried looking online and in eli5 but couldnt find anything specific to my question
I was wondering if is there any damage to a device (such as routers) if i power it off from the main power outlet instead of pressing the on/off button via device? I have read that TV has a standby mode thus it helps not to just power off via power outlet. It make sense for devices such as PCs/console as they would need to power down
Wondering if this is the same for devices without standby/power down functions
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The simple answer is to use the switch if it has one before unplugging.
The slightly longer answer is that most electronics have been designed to deal with power failure so it is unlikely that your average home electronic device would suffer any damage from a plug pull but it could happen.
Lots of things also have basic batteries in them to keep a clock or simple settings so a quick power loss doesn’t put you into blinking clock hell; that’s where the power switch kills most of the power but passive modes (standby) will still be on to improve startup, boot, and passive patching times.
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