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Why warning icon appears for "Show screen saver after"?

Running latest Big Sur. In Settings > Desktop & Screen Saver, I see a little "warning" icon (yellow triangle with a !) to the right of "Show screen saver after x minutes" whenever I select a time greater than 10 minutes. Any idea why?

Posted on Aug 8, 2021 4:24 AM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2021 5:33 AM

The "warning" is to let you know the "Show screen saver after" time is longer than the "Turn display off after:" time in System Preferences > Energy Saver.

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Why warning icon appears for "Show screen saver after"?

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