Mac Book Air shuts down completely if I close the cover and leave for hours.  Message: you shut down your computer because of a problem.  Any thoughts what is happening?

Mac Book Air shuts down completely if I close the cover and leave email running.  Is n't it supposed to just sleep and awaken whe the cover is reopened?  Instead, I have to boot it.  Any idea what the problem is?  I am unaware of any problem, just close the cover for safety.

Well I don't know anyone that closes the cove and leaves it for Hours... But try going to System Prefrences > Energy Saving > Uncheck Put Hard Disk to Sleep.

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