crash on sleep

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crash on sleep

Is your Mac (Monterey) crashing after going to sleep? This problem was driving me crazy. I called Apple support and tried all of the recommended testing on the hardware and software and got nowhere.

Then I accidentally discovered that my Mac did NOT crash on sleep if the Chrome app was not running at the time my computer went to sleep. (Yes, I was still using Chrome sometimes, mostly because, initially, YouTube TV would not run on Safari. Now it does.)

At first, I couldn't believe that the Chrome app was causing the problem, but I've been testing it for several days, and as long as Chrome is not running when my Mac goes to sleep, everything works as expected. No crash.

iMac 27″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 7:29 AM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

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Nov 15, 2021 8:59 AM in response to RBurtonRobinson

Just some food for thought:

You might want to reconsider using Chrome as your browser after reading these:

Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of Privacy Defense In Depth.

Unseen Burdens in Chrome That Can Lead a Mac to Lag

How to Manage the Secret Software That Google Chrome Installs on Your Mac\

Google Chrome's Sham 'Do Not Track' Feature

Google is known to "phone home" with users data as was found out with this new Google Photos service: Google Photos may be free — but there's still a cost.

I know some of the articles are old but Google hasn't changed its business plan.

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Answer 2

Nov 15, 2021 9:06 AM in response to Old Toad

Thanks. Yes, I am in the process of ridding our Macs of Google software since we finally bought iPhones and went all-in with Apple.

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