"80 GB" iPod
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Q: Yosemite Lid Closed Battery Drain (process preventing sleep)

I have had macs for years, I always closed the lid and the battery charge would keep.  Since I upgraded to Yosemite the battery dies.  This ocures on both of my computers so I know it is Yosemite.  I have read other posts on this subject and tried a few things that did not help.

 

I have found in Activity Monitor under Preventing Sleep  a process  hidd is marked as YES.  Please, how do I stop this?

MacBook Pro (17-inch)

Posted on Jul 20, 2015 1:15 PM

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Q: Yosemite Lid Closed Battery Drain (process preventing sleep)

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  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jul 20, 2015 1:25 PM in response to "80 GB" iPod
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    Jul 20, 2015 1:25 PM in response to "80 GB" iPod

    Have you tried SMC and NVRAM resets?

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

     

    It would be helpful if you indicated the exact year MBP that you have and the current OSX.

     

    "80 GB" iPod wrote:

     

    I have found in Activity Monitor under Preventing Sleep  a process  hidd is marked as YES.  Please, how do I stop this?

    Post a screen shot.

     

    Ciao.

  • by "80 GB" iPod,

    "80 GB" iPod "80 GB" iPod Jul 20, 2015 1:33 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
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    Jul 20, 2015 1:33 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    I have a MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010 & a Macbook Pro 13 inch 2012.  They are running 10.3.3 Screen Shot 2015-07-20 at 4.27.35 PM.png

    Also I am not sharing anything, bluetooth is off, all items in accessibility are not checked I do not have anything plugged into my computers.  Energy settings are set to 15 min and put hard disk to sleep whenever possible. Even when all programs are shut off I close the lid and the battery drains until the computers die.  I never had this problem until I started to use Yosemite.

     

    I had read this article OS X: When your Mac doesn't sleep or wake - Apple Support and nothing helps.  I am thinking of downgrading back to Mavericks but thought I would try asking here first.

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jul 20, 2015 1:41 PM in response to "80 GB" iPod
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    Jul 20, 2015 1:41 PM in response to "80 GB" iPod

    May I suggest that you install 10.10.4 first and see what the results are.

     

    Ciao.

  • by "80 GB" iPod,

    "80 GB" iPod "80 GB" iPod Jul 20, 2015 1:59 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
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    Jul 20, 2015 1:59 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Sorry,I meant 10.10.3. 

     

    I will try 10.10.4 but I am in a country where upgrades are hard to download and take a few days and lots of money.  I also had this problem when I first installed Yosemite and with 10.10.2 so I do not hold much hope for 10.10.4 as it seems to be a Yosemite problem.

     

    Is there anything I can do about hidd preventing Sleep?hidd.png

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jul 20, 2015 3:10 PM in response to "80 GB" iPod
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    Jul 20, 2015 3:10 PM in response to "80 GB" iPod

    "80 GB" iPod wrote:

     

    I will try 10.10.4 but I am in a country where upgrades are hard to download and take a few days and lots of money.  I also had this problem when I first installed Yosemite and with 10.10.2 so I do not hold much hope for 10.10.4 as it seems to be a Yosemite problem.

     

    I understand your constraints.  Make certain that you do have your data backed up first.  In order to reinstall an older OSX, the HDD will have to be erased.

    Is there anything I can do about hidd preventing Sleep?hidd.png

    I do not have an answer here.  However this link essentially says not to delete it since it is mandatory for using the MBP:

     

    http://macinside.info/process.php?id=510#

     

    Ciao.