I'm on macOS 10.14.4, and I just noticed my Mac mini has not been sleeping for quite a while. I've narrowed it down to the Handoff feature (sharingd shows as "Preventing Sleep") when it's enabled. This seems kind of overkill. Is there some way to keep Handoff enabled but allow my machine to sleep?
Mac mini, macOS 10.14
Hello CaptSaltyJack,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. I understand your Mac mini hasn't been going to sleep lately and you think it's because of the Handoff feature. I am happy to help.
"Pick up where you left off with Handoff on Mac
With Handoff, you can start something on one device (Mac, iOS, or Apple Watch) and then pick it up on another without losing focus on what you’re doing. For example, look at a webpage on your iPhone, then pick up where you left off in Safari on your Mac. You can use Handoff with many Apple apps—for example, Calendar, Contacts, Pages, or Safari. Some third-party apps may also work with Handoff."
I don't think that it is the handoff feature that is preventing it from going to sleep. Try the steps in the article below to put the Mac to sleep.
If your Mac doesn't sleep or wake when expected - Apple Support
This article might be helpful as well for Sleep mode: Mac computer Sleep Indicator Light behavior
Let me know if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
When Handoff was enabled, the "sharingd" process shows as "Preventing Sleep: Yes" in the Activity Monitor. When I disable Handoff, it changes to "No". This leads me to believe Handoff is stopping the system from sleeping.
If you use the terminal and type:
pmset -g assertions
you would indeed see that Handoff is preventing sleep. So, your suggestion is right. Also, disabling Handoff does remove this status. But re-enabling Handoff doesn’t instantly change the status back to 1. So I’m not sure as to what exactly triggers it. Also I didn’t experience this issue prior to installing the latest update to MacOS Mojave (10.14.4).
Hello CaptSaltyJack,
Thanks for getting back to me. I would recommend at this point contacting Apple Support for further help.
Apple - Support - Product Selection
Have a great day!
Handoff is preventing sleep
