# Pause and power down?

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pause-and-power-down/8631>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 17, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pause-and-power-down/8631 "2016-06-17T04:30:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![CaptainBisquick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/captainbisquick/32/6405_2.png) [@CaptainBisquick](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/CaptainBisquick)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pause-and-power-down/8631/1 "2016-06-17T04:30:01Z")

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Can I resume a paused print after unplugging my Form 2? To be clear, I mean that I pause first, shutdown, then unplug.

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**Author:** ![Alexander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@Alexander](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Alexander)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pause-and-power-down/8631/2 "2016-06-17T15:22:19Z")

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No, that is not possible. Also, any pause will create an artifact in the print. Letting the printer continue straight through to the end will create the best surface finish.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/pause-and-power-down/8631/3 "2016-07-01T15:22:24Z")

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