Just got a new M2 Mac mini. Everything is great so far. Except that it randomly wakes up after I put it to sleep. I'm running macOS Ventura 13.5. The "Wake for network access" tab in Energy Saver is OFF. All of the Sharing tabs in the General pane are OFF. The only peripherals that are plugged in right now are a wired Mac keyboard and a Logitech MX Master 2S mouse.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Mac mini
Okay, I figured it out. In the Boom 3D app, in the Settings menu, the "Sleep when idle" tab needs to be turned on.
Okay, I figured it out. In the Boom 3D app, in the Settings menu, the "Sleep when idle" tab needs to be turned on.
Sleep is unnecessary and should be disabled. Shut for long absences/idle overnights (i.e. do not manual-sleep), and for regular operation, use the settings exactly as shown here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254541465, should fix.
Open your Activity Monitor, Control (right) click on the Process Name bar and check Preventing Sleep to add that column. Then look down that column and check to see what Process or Processes are preventing sleep.
I have turned off Handoff on my Mac and on my iPad. That way, my Mac stays at Sleep.
All of our Mac mini's (Intel and Silicone) are very sensitive to mouse movement after selecting sleep from the drop down menu.
The trick is to select Sleep and then do not move the mouse for the first 15 seconds.
Likewise we use a Hot Corner to Sleep just the Display(s) during the day and only use computer Sleep from the drop down over night or when away for an extended period of time.
Yeah, I select Sleep from the drop-down menu, walk away from the mini (and the mouse), and it just turns back on again within a few minutes for no apparent reason.
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M2 Mac mini keeps waking from sleep
