Should I unplug my computer during a thunderstorm?

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asked Jun 30, 2017 in Weather by Erika13 (200 points)
Should I unplug my computer during a thunderstorm?
Is it safe to leave my desktop computer plugged in and in use during a thunderstorm or should I shut it off and unplug it?

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answered Jul 12, 2017 by mouzara (900 points)
If it's a desktop computer then yes it's recommended to unplug the computer until the lightning storm is over.

I unplug my desktop and even unplug the ethernet cord as well. I once had an ethernet port fried on a computer once during a lightning storm.

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