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Q: Putting iMac to sleep

How I can put iMac to sleep automatically after some time. I don't have this option in energy saver (only the display option appears).

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 2:39 PM

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Q: Putting iMac to sleep

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 14, 2016 2:41 PM in response to gugi199
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    Sep 14, 2016 2:41 PM in response to gugi199

    In Energy Saver click on the Schedule button.

  • by gugi199,

    gugi199 gugi199 Sep 14, 2016 2:46 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 14, 2016 2:46 PM in response to Kappy

    I know there is schedule button but i don't want to sleep my iMac on (for example) 12:00 monday. I want to find something like "Put my iMac to sleep after 10 min. while i am afk."

  • by Kappy,Helpful

    Kappy Kappy Sep 15, 2016 5:10 AM in response to gugi199
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    Sep 15, 2016 5:10 AM in response to gugi199

    The only options you have are those in Energy Saver. Or you can manually put the computer to sleep or have it go to sleep after 10 minutes automatically. If you don't like the options then look for a third-party utility that has more options.

  • by gugi199,

    gugi199 gugi199 Sep 14, 2016 3:03 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 14, 2016 3:03 PM in response to Kappy

    So how can i put it to sleep after 10 minutes?

  • by Kappy,Helpful

    Kappy Kappy Sep 15, 2016 5:09 AM in response to gugi199
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    Sep 15, 2016 5:09 AM in response to gugi199

    You can put the display to sleep using the slider. If you want you can manually put it to sleep before leaving it by either selecting the Sleep option in the Apple menu or pressing the COMMAND-OPTION-EJECT keys.

     

    If you also check the Energy Saver option to put the drives to sleep when possible, then they will automatically go to sleep after a short time interval or no activity.