Sleep modes in OS X, as with other operating systems, allow you to quickly lock your Mac, and use less energy when not in use while being ready to resume operation almost instantly. However, unlike a full shutdown, this readiness to resume means that one of a number of events might result in your Mac being woken from sleep. These can be purposeful interactions, but at other times the system might wake for unknown reasons, which can be a bit of a problem. Continue reading
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How to put your Mac to sleep and keep it there
Putting your Mac to sleep is perhaps one of the easiest tasks you can do; however, there are several options for doing this that you might not know about, and in addition, if your Mac is either not going or not staying in sleep mode, then there are several things you can try to remedy the situation.
First, to get your Mac to sleep you have anything from menu options to Terminal commands that can get you there: Continue reading