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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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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