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Macbook Air screen time

Why is my macbook air using screen time even at night when my screen is shut

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.1

Posted on Feb 22, 2023 3:19 PM

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Feb 23, 2023 3:52 PM in response to Jake4mid

Hi Jake4mid


Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. We understand your Mac is showing activity at night when you're not using it. You may consider removing your login items to see if the issue persists after doing so.


"Login items are apps that open automatically when you start up or log in to your Mac. Occasionally, a login item may cause a blank blue screen at startup or other problems. You can test your login items to see if any are causing startup issues on your Mac.


  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, click General  in the sidebar, then click Login Items on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
  2. Make a list of the login items in the Open at Login list—you’ll need to remember them later.
  3. Select all of the login items, then click the Remove button .
  4. Choose Apple menu  > Restart.
  5. If this solves the problem, open Login Items settings again, add the login items one at a time, and restart your Mac after adding each one.
  6. When the problem occurs again, follow the steps above to remove only the last login item you added."


These steps are from this article: Remove login items to resolve startup problems on your Mac.


We hope this helps.


Take care.








Macbook Air screen time

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