My Thunderbolt Display won’t stay on

I have an Apple Thunderbolt Display and a MacBook Pro 2020. I’ve purchased the Apple thunderbolt 3 to usb c adapter as well as a thunderbolt 3 cable to plug into the back.


my hope is I will be able to connect the two to each other, and use the Apple Thunderbolt Display without keeping the lid to my laptop open as I understand should be possible.


I have tried different cables and adapters, but closing the lid on my laptop does allow me to use the Thunderbolt Display but for only 30 seconds at a time before it shuts off and turns back on after an indefinite period of time.


I have been trying to rectify this for a while. Does anyone have any advice on how to fix this?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jun 7, 2023 9:50 AM

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My Thunderbolt Display won’t stay on

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