You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

gil167 Author

Level 1

4 points

sleep mode

I have late 2014 27" iMac. since downloading o s 11.6 and 11.6.2 my mac will not stay in the sleep mode, how doI get it to stay in the sleep mode

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Dec 15, 2021 8:10 AM

Top-ranking reply

hcsitas

Level 6

13,136 points

Posted on Dec 15, 2021 8:41 AM

Avoid Sleep, it’s unnecessary on later Macs, all pain, no gain. Shut for long absences i.e. > 2 hours. To disable, check “Prevent…” in Energy Preferences and uncheck everything else. You can leave the display off time as is, unrelated to Sleep.

View in context

sleep mode

Similar questions