# Power off or shut down? **URL:** \ **Category:** Quad Cortex\ **Created:** [December 30, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/power-off-or-shut-down/12966 "2023-12-30T10:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jogen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/jogen/32/5587_2.png) [@Jogen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Jogen)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/power-off-or-shut-down/12966/1 "2023-12-30T10:32:48Z")
I don’t know enough about electrical hardware, so my question is: Is it absolutely necessary (if everything has been saved manually) to shut down the QC regularly using the power button? Or can I simply switch off the power supply at the power adapter? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![747](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/e99b99/32.png) [@747](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/747)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/power-off-or-shut-down/12966/2 "2023-12-30T11:18:34Z")
It is safe to just pull the plug. NDSP has confirmed this multiple times as well. ---
**Author:** ![MP\_Mod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@MP\_Mod](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/MP_Mod)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/power-off-or-shut-down/12966/3 "2023-12-31T16:36:15Z")
Either way is fine. ---
**Author:** ![Jogen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/jogen/32/5587_2.png) [@Jogen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Jogen)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/power-off-or-shut-down/12966/4 "2023-12-31T19:45:07Z")
thank you both for the quick clarification! ---
**Author:** ![MP\_Mod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@MP\_Mod](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/MP_Mod)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/power-off-or-shut-down/12966/5 "2023-12-31T22:46:38Z")