Autocad not responding when returning to work the next day.

[alan_rackham]

After restarting my machine I use AutoCAD 2023 without any problems.  I leave my computer running over night so that I can resume what I am doing the next day, however AutoCAD regularly stops and task manager says it is not responding.  If I reboot then the problem goes away.  This installation is freshly installed a few days ago.  i recently upgraded from 2018 and it had the same problem.   Any help?

Thanks,

Alan

[RobDraw]

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@alan_rackham wrote:

If I reboot then the problem goes away. 

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[nrz13]

@alan_rackham 
I see two problems with your scenario:

1) Don't leave your computer running overnight.  Put it in "Sleep" mode to resume where you were the next day.  Go to Start (or press Windows key on your keyboard), then select the Power button, then Sleep.

2) Don't leave AutoCAD running for an extended time.  It's not stable enough of a program for that.  If I'm working in the program all day, I'll close and reopen it at least once or twice throughout the day.

[pendean]

Restart your PC every morning.

[alan_rackham]

I have had my machine reinstalled and AutoCAD 2023 installed.  Machine is happy left on with no notable slow down.  There was obviously a gremlin in my machine 🙂

[RobDraw]

Yeah, obviously. Now you can continue to risk losing work because you're afraid of losing your place.

Shutting down the computer when not in use not only is good for the computer but it clears the temporary memory and improves performance. It also is a vary effective way to protect it from any potential threats while you are away.

[owen66]

Could be anything NOT AutoCAD as well.

I have a motherboard BIOS update that I did a few months ago and even without any apps running, it would freeze overnight (most nights, not always).

Best practices as mentioned - close your files at the end of the day. 

(also, if you log out of Windows, that will allow Windows to do any auto-updates over night so it won't bother you during the day)