Using a Switch to Startup and Shutdown the Raspberry Pi | tecno4 | Scoop.it
From www.circuitbasics.com - October 19, 2020 7:50 AM
The Raspberry Pi OS, like any other operating system, is always doing some form of reading and write executions even when it is running idle. If suddenly the power to the Raspberry Pi board is interrupted, there is a great chance that the OS file system gets corrupted. This is the reason why the Raspberry Pi OS needs to be shut down properly.