My iMac crashes when it gets to sleep

My iMac crashes overnight - when I use the "jiggler" software (automatic mouse click every 2 min), it stopped crashing, indicating sleeping makes the Mac crashing (is it during iCloud or/and Time Machine updating? although both work fine when the sleep function is blocked with jiggler.

Before using jiggler, I tried safe mode, reinstall Catalina, recovery, NVRAM/PRAM reset, SMC reset, Hardware test (no problem detected), Disk Utility repair, -> all without any connection else than mouse, keyboard and ethernet. User switch. Nothing solved the problem.

Although jiggler solved the problem, I would still like to know from an Apple specialist what other problem could force me to block sleep to avoid constant crashes. Thanks.

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 15, 2023 6:35 PM

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