MacBook Air Sleeps when I don't want it to

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MacBook Air Sleeps when I don't want it to

I have a MacBook Air 2020 running macOS 10.15.16. When trying to back up my hard drive to iCloud Drive for the first time, computer goes to sleep if it is left alone for a relatively short while (somewhere between 30-60 minutes). The Energy Saving no longer has a slider to adjust idle time before sleep, just "idle time before display turns off" which I have set to Never. Also, screen saver is set to Never, and "prevent computer from sleeping when display is off" also set to Never. Is there way to adjust idle time before sleep, or is this important feature now lacking?

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Posted on Jul 19, 2020 2:23 PM

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John Galt

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Jul 19, 2020 2:27 PM in response to FrustratedMacBooker

If your Mac doesn't sleep or wake when expected - Apple Support

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Jul 19, 2020 2:33 PM in response to John Galt

John-

Thank you for attempting to help. However, that link isn't useful. The Energy Saver no longer has a slider to adjust idle time before sleep. As I said, the idle time to turn display off had already been set to Never.

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Jul 21, 2020 12:52 PM in response to John Galt

Duh! After going through each of the listed steps, including reloading the OS, without any difference, I realized that my computer was not going to sleep but was logging me out. I have adjusted the settings in the Security and Privacy panel.

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