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shutting down

Often when I close the lid on my macbook pro (2014) my computer completely shuts down rather than going to sleep. How do I keep that from happening?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 8:53 AM

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Posted on Mar 15, 2021 9:29 AM

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The system management controller is responsible for managing behaviors related to these features:

Power, including the power button and power to the USB ports
Battery and charging
Fans and other thermal-management features
Indicators or sensors such as status indicator lights (sleep status, battery charging status, and others), the sudden motion sensor, the ambient light sensor, and keyboard backlighting
Behavior when opening and closing the lid of a notebook computer

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