Can i continue to download games while my PC is off?

[Blitzical_]

I want to finish downloading a game overnight. Is there a way i could continue the download without leaving my PC on?

[69koolman69]

If you mean completely shutting your PC off aka it having no power then no, you can't download a game when your computer has no power. But if you're putting your PC to sleep then I also think it won't download anything.

[Laknuuz ♕]

big brain

[Blitzical_]

Originally posted by 69koolman69:

If you mean completely shutting your PC off aka it having no power then no, you can't download a game when your computer has no power. But if you're putting your PC to sleep then I also think it won't download anything.

so i should just leave it on?

[nullable]

If you want your PC to do work while you're away, yes. Downloading would be considered work.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Blitzical_:

so i should just leave it on?

Yes. There is no problem doing so, i had my PC on for weeks without shutting it down and often downloaded large files over night.
PC are made for that.

[Luke (SunnySFM)]

Answer is no, you have leave the PC on to complete the downloading the large files especially if you don't have good internet speed.

[JacquesPatat]

Originally posted by Blitzical_:

Originally posted by 69koolman69:

If you mean completely shutting your PC off aka it having no power then no, you can't download a game when your computer has no power. But if you're putting your PC to sleep then I also think it won't download anything.

so i should just leave it on?

not sure if you are serious about the question or not. pc off nothing being download, pc on whatever being downloaded is being downloaded

[павел дуров]

выключи экран

[Ettanin]

something must be powered on to request and receive data, so no, you cannot turn off your computer while downloading.

However, you can use a second device if it is more energy efficient to download the game, then either make use of LAN download or the backup function.

[Cathulhu]

That's like asking if you can drive your car without the engine on.

[Kargor]

Well, I might explicitly turn off the monitor if I intend to run the PC for an extended period of time without actually using it, but that's about it. And it's not very useful since I don't even have a "screensaver" -- I've set it to just turn off the monitor. So it goes into standby anyway.