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Sleep alt command Media Eject isn't working

For some mysterious reason the combination of keys to put the Mac to sleep from the keyboard isn't working anymore.

Why, why???!!!

Mac mini, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

Posted on Dec 16, 2017 12:05 PM

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Dec 16, 2017 12:24 PM in response to euskir

Reboot the computer and test. No success then reboot into Safe Mode and test. No success then create a new admin user account. Log out of your normal account and log into the test account. Test again. BTW, to be clear the keys are OPTION-COMMAND-ESC all depressed simultaneously and then released once the computer goes to sleep. Don't touch anything thereafter or the machine will immedialely wake up.

Dec 16, 2017 12:42 PM in response to Kappy

Hello Kappy,


Thanks for your fast answer.

As an old Mac user the first step to check what kind of trouble I was facing was to create a new user, and the problem is still there.

By the way, "OPTION-COMMAND-ESC" was always the option to open the "Force Quit Applications" pop up window.

Best wishes, as always,


Federico (aka euskir)

Sleep alt command Media Eject isn't working

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