How do I stop my Macbook from logging out

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How do I stop my Macbook from logging out

I have the Macbook Pro backing up and it keeps wanting to log out. I don't want it to do that because it also stops backing up even though it isn't supposed to do that. I have Mac OS Mohave 10.14.3

MacBook Pro 13", 10.14

Posted on Feb 2, 2019 12:25 PM

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leroydouglas

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Feb 2, 2019 12:50 PM in response to mplichtman

Go to the  Apple menu then launch System Preferences.
Choose “Security & Privacy”
Click the “General” tab, Unlock the padlock then choose the “Advanced” button in the lower corner.
Check the box next to “Log out after _ minutes of inactivity” and set your time limit. Or uncheck the box to disable.

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mplichtman Author

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Feb 2, 2019 12:27 PM in response to mplichtman

Also, I have it set to "not" automatically sleep when the display is off and unchecked the "put hard disks to sleep when possible." It should keep backing up.

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mplichtman Author

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Feb 2, 2019 12:59 PM in response to leroydouglas

Thanks! I forgot about that.

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leroydouglas

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Feb 2, 2019 1:02 PM in response to mplichtman

Thanks! I forgot about that.

Good computing mplichtman !

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