Using Ventura 13.4.1, how does one turn "off" the auto sleep mode. I've tried what I've found on line but nothing is working. If I turn away from the machine for a few minutes and return, I must log back in. Thank you.
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MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.2
It is the screen turning “Off”, that has macOS putting the Mac to sleep. Not to be confused with the screen saver, which puts up pretty pictures or animations while the screen is still powered on.
The Screen Saver can also require you to enter a password.
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Start Screen Saver when inactive -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Require password after screen shaver begins or display is turned off -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
Amphetamine is a popular 3rd party app that prevents the Mac from going to sleep. The 'caffeinate' command via Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal can also be used to prevent a Mac from sleeping (man caffeinate)
Or you can keep the Mac awake longer by changing System Settings -> Lock Screen settings:
Using the Battery:
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Turn display off on battery when inactive -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
Using the power adapter:
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Turn display off on power adapter when inactive -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
If you are plugged into Power, there is a setting to stay awake when the screen turns off. Does not work when using the battery:
System Settings -> Battery -> Options -> [X] Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off.
You can set a Hot Corner, such that when you place your cursor in that corner it disables the screen saver. However, this requires you to remember to put your cursor in the hot corner whenever you leave your desk.
System Settings -> Desktop & Dock -> scroll to the bottom -> Hot Corners... -> Pick a corner -> "Disable Screen Saver".
If you wish, you can look at the sleep event log using the following Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal command:
pmset -g log | grep -e ' Sleep ' -e ' Wake '
It is the screen turning “Off”, that has macOS putting the Mac to sleep. Not to be confused with the screen saver, which puts up pretty pictures or animations while the screen is still powered on.
The Screen Saver can also require you to enter a password.
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Start Screen Saver when inactive -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Require password after screen shaver begins or display is turned off -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
Amphetamine is a popular 3rd party app that prevents the Mac from going to sleep. The 'caffeinate' command via Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal can also be used to prevent a Mac from sleeping (man caffeinate)
Or you can keep the Mac awake longer by changing System Settings -> Lock Screen settings:
Using the Battery:
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Turn display off on battery when inactive -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
Using the power adapter:
System Settings -> Lock Screen -> Turn display off on power adapter when inactive -> 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hr, 2.5 hr, 3 hr, never
If you are plugged into Power, there is a setting to stay awake when the screen turns off. Does not work when using the battery:
System Settings -> Battery -> Options -> [X] Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off.
You can set a Hot Corner, such that when you place your cursor in that corner it disables the screen saver. However, this requires you to remember to put your cursor in the hot corner whenever you leave your desk.
System Settings -> Desktop & Dock -> scroll to the bottom -> Hot Corners... -> Pick a corner -> "Disable Screen Saver".
If you wish, you can look at the sleep event log using the following Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal command:
pmset -g log | grep -e ' Sleep ' -e ' Wake '
Do you have low power mode on? I’m not sure what you’ve seen online, so I hope this isn’t redundant. What you can do is go to settings and select the time you want your screen to remain ‘awake’. There is an option that you can choose which will disable automatically falling asleep. You would have to turn it off manually.
I'm not sure it's the same as on a laptop but on Ventura on an iMac make sure this slider switch is off:
Thank you, Bob Harris. This is the answer I've hoped to get. Ii appreciate this.
Thank you. The answer offered by Bob Harris, below, was the magic one.
How to turn off sleep mode on MacBook Pro with macOS Ventura
