*Two* com.apple.PowerManagement.plist files?
I'm trying to troubleshoot a sleep problem with my mid-2012 MacBook Pro, running MacOS 10.12.6, that I think may be related to Energy Saver, and checked to see what my com.apple.PowerManagement.plist settings are... only to find I have two such files in /Library/Preferences/
I'm wondering if that's normal, or indicates something's gone wrong.
Both have the same Last Modified date & time (about ten hours ago, in case that matters).
The first is named com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
and its contents are:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>AC Power</key>
<dict>
<key>Disk Sleep Timer</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>Display Sleep Timer</key>
<integer>30</integer>
<key>Display Sleep Uses Dim</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>System Sleep Timer</key>
<integer>90</integer>
<key>Wake On LAN</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
<key>Battery Power</key>
<dict>
<key>Disk Sleep Timer</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>Display Sleep Timer</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>Display Sleep Uses Dim</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>ReduceBrightness</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>System Sleep Timer</key>
<integer>15</integer>
</dict>
<key>SystemPowerSettings</key>
<dict>
<key>Update DarkWakeBG Setting</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
The second is named com.apple.PowerManagement.22637973-BC65-5D17-B101-3F9F762669D4.plist
and its contents are:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>AC Power</key>
<dict>
<key>AutoPowerOff Delay</key>
<integer>28800</integer>
<key>AutoPowerOff Enabled</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Hibernate File</key>
<string>/var/vm/sleepimage</string>
<key>Hibernate Mode</key>
<integer>3</integer>
<key>Mobile Motion Module</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>Standby Delay</key>
<integer>4200</integer>
<key>Standby Enabled</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>TTYSPreventSleep</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Wake On AC Change</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>Wake On Clamshell Open</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
<key>Battery Power</key>
<dict>
<key>AutoPowerOff Delay</key>
<integer>14400</integer>
<key>AutoPowerOff Enabled</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Hibernate File</key>
<string>/var/vm/sleepimage</string>
<key>Hibernate Mode</key>
<integer>3</integer>
<key>Mobile Motion Module</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Standby Delay</key>
<integer>4200</integer>
<key>Standby Enabled</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>TTYSPreventSleep</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Wake On AC Change</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>Wake On Clamshell Open</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
<key>BatteryWarn</key>
<dict>
<key>W034344BCD3LC</key>
<integer>1325376039</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
The specific problem is that several times a day it suddenly goes to what I at first thought was sleep, but realize now is either hibernation or safe sleep, since it won't wake up on a keypress, but if I wait a minute or two (presumably while it writes the contents of RAM to the SSD), I can then press the power button briefly and it in a couple seconds it will return to normal exactly as it was before. While this can happen at a time when the computer is just sitting idle, it can also happen while I'm in the middle of using it, including in the middle of typing a sentence. Very annoying! I've reset the SMC and NVRAM twice each, but it still happens. Which is what led me to go looking at that Energy Saver plist. Or rather, plists!
Thanks for listening to my longwinded question :^)
MacBook Pro