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User profile for user: leedav11
leedav11 Author
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macos high sierra darkwake

Hello,


I have an old Macbook pro laptop, and it has not been going in to sleep lately. After some research on website, i looked inot the sleep log, and realized that the computer sleeps and wakes every few minutes. it wakes from "Dark wake", but no reason given in the log. Can i get some help with this issue? Id like the computer goes to sleep properly as it used to. The computer is used for browsing and light-duty use, it doesn't get used all that often.


the macbook is:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1

System Version: macOS 10.13.6 (17G14042)

Kernel Version: Darwin 17.7.0



Here is a sample log from pmset: 

2021-07-12 13:42:13 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 53 secs   
2021-07-12 13:43:06 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 46 secs   
2021-07-12 13:43:52 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 52 secs   
2021-07-12 13:44:44 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 46 secs   
2021-07-12 13:45:30 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 53 secs   
2021-07-12 13:46:23 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 13:47:08 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 54 secs   
2021-07-12 13:48:02 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 13:48:47 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 54 secs   
2021-07-12 13:49:41 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 13:50:26 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 54 secs   
2021-07-12 13:51:20 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 13:52:05 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 55 secs   
2021-07-12 13:53:00 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 13:53:45 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 55 secs   
2021-07-12 13:54:40 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 13:55:25 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 55 secs   
2021-07-12 13:56:20 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 13:57:05 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 56 secs   
2021-07-12 13:58:01 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 44 secs   
2021-07-12 13:58:45 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 54 secs   
2021-07-12 13:59:39 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 14:00:24 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 55 secs   
2021-07-12 14:01:19 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 14:02:04 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 54 secs   
2021-07-12 14:02:58 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 45 secs   
2021-07-12 14:03:43 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using AC (Charge:98%) 53 secs   
2021-07-12 14:04:36 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 10 secs   
2021-07-12 14:04:46 -0400 Wake                	DarkWake to FullWake from Safe Sleep [CDNVA] due to UserActivity Assertion: Using AC (Charge:98%)     

Posted on Jul 12, 2021 11:48 AM

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User profile for user: BDAqua
BDAqua
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Posted on Jul 13, 2021 6:15 AM

OK, try turning off Power Nap...


  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver.
  2. Do either of the following:
    • Specify Battery settings: Click Battery, then select or deselect “Enable Power Nap while on battery power.”
    • Specify Power Adapter settings: Click Power Adapter, then select “Enable Power Nap while plugged into a power adapter.”


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User profile for user: BDAqua
BDAqua
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Jul 13, 2021 6:15 AM in response to leedav11

OK, try turning off Power Nap...


  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver.
  2. Do either of the following:
    • Specify Battery settings: Click Battery, then select or deselect “Enable Power Nap while on battery power.”
    • Specify Power Adapter settings: Click Power Adapter, then select “Enable Power Nap while plugged into a power adapter.”


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User profile for user: leedav11
leedav11 Author
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Jul 12, 2021 11:18 PM in response to BDAqua

I guess not, I unplugged it today all afternoon for close to 10 hours and it looks like the darkwake problem did occur once even when the laptop was on battery, see the log line at 15:21:01. But then the system went into a maintenance sleep without waking up by darkwake again.


2021-07-12 14:04:36 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using AC (Charge:98%) 10 secs   
2021-07-12 14:04:46 -0400 Wake                	DarkWake to FullWake from Safe Sleep [CDNVA] due to UserActivity Assertion: Using AC (Charge:98%) 4498 secs 
2021-07-12 15:19:44 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Clamshell Sleep': Using Batt (Charge:98%) 77 secs   
2021-07-12 15:21:01 -0400 DarkWake            	DarkWake from Safe Sleep [CDN] due to /: Using BATT (Charge:97%) 12 secs   
2021-07-12 15:21:13 -0400 Sleep               	Entering Sleep state due to 'Maintenance Sleep': Using Batt (Charge:97%) 38675 secs
2021-07-13 02:05:48 -0400 Wake                	Wake from Safe Sleep [CDNVA] due to EC.LidOpen/UserActivity Assertion: Using BATT (Charge:90%) 
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