Q: Is there a way to make multiple apps follow "Prevent App Nap" via Terminal?

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Q: Is there a way to make multiple apps follow "Prevent App Nap" via Terminal?

I know that an individual application can be prevented from utilizing the App Nap feature by accessing its Get Info panel and checking the appropriate box.

I'm curious if changing that option on multiple applications at once is possible, possibly using Terminal.

If I understand the concept correctly, the App Nap feature is intended to aid battery performance; is it even necessary on a desktop computer? Are there still advantages to having most--if not all--applications utilizing the feature on a desktop?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 30, 2014 3:18 PM

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See if this is of some help: http://osxdaily.com/2014/05/13/disable-app-nap-mac-os-x

(Says you can prevent App Nap system-wide)

Posted on Oct 30, 2014 4:26 PM

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Tony T1 Oct 30, 2014 3:40 PM in response to DashingDaveASC
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Oct 30, 2014 3:40 PM in response to DashingDaveASC

See: http://superuser.com/questions/682107/disabling-appnap-for-terminal
and note the comment there: "FYI: I was testing this in OSX 10.10 (Yosemite) and the key is now LSAppNapIsDisabled and not NSAppSleepIsDisabled. (The bold characters have changed.) "

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DashingDaveASC Oct 30, 2014 3:58 PM in response to Tony T1
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Oct 30, 2014 3:58 PM in response to Tony T1

I'm not looking for a way to prevent Terminal from App Naping--I actually trying to see if there's a way to select the "Prevent App Nap" feature on multiple applications at the same time perhaps by using Terminal. I could obviously use the link you provided to use Terminal to enable that function for a single app, but I'm looking for an entry that would Prevent it on multiple applications without going into each one's Get Info panel.

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VikingOSX Oct 30, 2014 7:30 PM in response to DashingDaveASC
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Oct 30, 2014 7:30 PM in response to DashingDaveASC

Look at Ambrose's post (near bottom) at Mac OS X Hints.

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FYI: I was testing this in OSX 10.10 (Yosemite) and the key is now LSAppNapIsDisabled and not NSAppSleepIsDisabled. (The bold characters have changed.)

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Tony T1

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Oct 30, 2014 4:26 PM in response to DashingDaveASC

See if this is of some help: http://osxdaily.com/2014/05/13/disable-app-nap-mac-os-x

(Says you can prevent App Nap system-wide)

Oct 30, 2014 4:26 PM

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