Macbook pro doesn't go to sleep when I close screen

Okay so, I don't know exactly since when this started occurring, but whenever I close the screen of my macbook pro, it looks like it goes to sleep. but it doesn't. then when I open it back up, the fan goes up to 100% and the macbook is all warm and whatnot. Basically what I think, is that it doesn't actually go to sleep. maybe this has to do with the powernap function?
I don't really have any other problems afaik.
anyone else has this?

If you have issues like that (my MAcBook did not want to go to sleep while it was connected to power...)
what you can always do is power up the 'Terminal' and then punch in 'pmset -g assertions'. That's shoing you which application is holdng your mac back from sleep.
More details about how to use 'pmset' HERE.

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My MacBook Pro won't go to sleep when I close it

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My macbook pro won't go to sleep when I close the lid

I've been having this problem for a couple of years now, and it's getting pretty annoying.
I got this MacBook Pro in April of 2011. Otherwise, it works great. It goes to sleep when I go up to the apple menu and select "sleep." BUT, when I close the lid, it stays on. Heaven forbid I don't have it plugged in, because then the battery will be shot! It also won't go to sleep automatically when I leave it for a long time. Yet another potential battery drain.
How do I fix it so that it goes to sleep automatically when I close the lid and when I leave it alone for a while?
In Energy Saver, I have checked all the boxes necessary: "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible" "Wake for network access" and "Automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep."
Am I missing something here, or does my computer just have a defect?

I had the same issue.
I used an external monitor but all of a sudden when I closed the lid my Macbook Pro did not go to sleep!
I solved the problem with a SMC reset.
Try to do it...

MacBook Pro Won't go to sleep when I close it

My computer won't go to sleep when I close the lid. I tried restarting which fixed it at first but then a few hours later it started doing it again. This has been happening for about a week now. It only goes to sleep when I manually select it from the Apple menu. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks,
Lauren

My Mac Book Pro does not go to sleep (the light on front stays steady) when I close the lid, unless I turn off the charger.

Macbook pro doesn't go to sleep when screen lid is shut

Hi, I've got macbook pro late 2008 model with glass trackpad. When i got it was working fine and everytime i shut the screen lid, it would goto sleep like normal macbook pro does. Recently its not going to sleep at all. I've to put it sleep to by clicking apple logo on the corner and then choosing sleep. I know its a minor thing but I want to fix it. I bought a new charger sometime ago but that doesn't seems to be doing anything to macbook pro or does it?
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I've tried SMC reset and nothing happened and PRAM reset says you shouldn't do it unless you've a problems with audio, screen and one more.
Is it safe to perform PRAM reset? I mean it wouldn't crash anything or something. Sorry kind of new here

My macbook pro won't go to sleep when I close the cover

Does anyone have a fix for this problem?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 Apple Portables: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

MacBook Pro doesn't want to sleep - EVER

My soooo out of warrenty MacBook Pro (mid-2010 OSX 10.9.1) has stopped going to sleep altogether. It does not go to sleep when you close the lid or when you go to the apple menu and press sleep, you can still hear the fans running all the time. I noticed this as I fully charged the battery, put it to sleep and then went to use it again later in the evening to find it has no battery left. The display and keyboard lights both go off when its closed or put into sleep manually but the indicator light on the front is always solid white and the fan constantly runs. I have also tried resetting the SMC to no avail, have checked and restored my energy preferences to default, i have also disabled the wake on bluetooth and Internet options but still it will not sleep.
There is a lot of confusing information regarding this online and now i feel i am going round in circles!
Any help would be greatfully apperciated!

Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:
Step 1
Take all the steps suggested in this support article. That's the starting point for any further effort to solve the problem. Skipping any of those steps may mean that the problem won't be solved. Note that, as stated in the article, the computer will not sleep if Internet Sharing is enabled.
Step 2
From the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Accessibility ▹ Speakable Items: Off
Step 3
Select
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Bluetooth ▹ Advanced...
and uncheck both boxes marked
Open Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup if...
Step 4
Reset the SMC.
Step 5
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal. Don’t launch any applications at first. If sleep still doesn’t work properly, back up all data and reinstall the OS. After that, if you still have the issue, make a “Genius” appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.
If sleep now works as expected, go on to the next step.
Step 6
Still in safe mode, launch the usual set of applications that are running when you have the problem, including your login items, one at a time, testing after each one. Some applications may not work; skip them. You might be able to identify the cause of the problem this way.
Step 7
If sleep is still working after you’ve launched all the usual applications, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and test again. If sleep still works, you’re done, at least for the moment.
If you still have the sleep issue after booting out of safe mode, post again.

Macbook Pro 8.2 does not sleep when closing the led.

I have a macbook pro 8.2. When I close the led, it sleeps then wakes up immediately. I can't put it to sleep by closing the led becaus it will wakes up again. So, If I want to put it to sleep, I have to choose the sleep option from apple menu. I am affraid that it is a hardware problem, something wrong in the sensors.

Since this is a 8.2 MBP it is fairly new, I have an 8.2, it has still got a lot of the original 1 year warranty left on it.
Just how do you know it is not going to sleep when you close the lid? Does the monitor not turn off? Does the sleep light on the front not come one and then slowly go out and come on again (flash slowly) when you close the lid?
If the screen doesn't turn off or the sleep light doesn't come on and then flash slowly you need to take it in to get it fixed ASAP.
If those things are happening, the screen turns off and the sleep light comes on then goes out then back on slowly, the MBP is actually in sleep mode. Even if once you open the lid it comes right back to life wvwn if it doesn't ask for your password. This is a setting in system preferences.

Macbook Pro won't go to sleep when lid closed

Hello,
I'm sorry if this issue has been raised elsewhere, but despite numerous searches all I can find is people who want to stop their MacBook from going to sleep when the lid is closed. I have the opposite problem, I want my machine to go to sleep when the lid is closed, but it won't. I have a 2011 model MacBook Pro, with Yosemite installed. A couple of months ago the logic board failed and had to be fixed. I installed Yosemite before the failure, and the problem with the machine not going to sleep occurred then as well, so I don't think the problem is related to the hardware repair. Does anyone have any idea how I can make this machine go to sleep when I close the lid?
Thanks,
David.

I had the same issue on a Macbook Pro mid-2012. In my case when the display would go to sleep it would turn itself back on, display the login screen, go back to sleep and then repeat.
Reading through multiple posts I ended up with following observations/actions:
I ran pmset -g assertions and saw that the only thing that was set to keep my laptop awake was UserIsActive.
I checked my logs and noticed multiple entries for WindowServer: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
None of those gave me much information about what I can do. After that I read the post that fixed the problem:
I booted the laptop into safe mode. Waited for the display to sleep, woke it up and then restarted in normal mode. This seems to have fixed the problem for me so far.
Hope that might help someone else in the future.

My Macbook Air wouldn't go to sleep when I close the lid. I have tried to reset the SMC, but it didn't solve the problem.

Normaly it goes to sleep, when I close the Lid, but suddently this function stopped. That means that Mac'en still is running and become warm, during transport.
(Macbook Air 13 ", medio 2011, 1,7 core i5, 4 MB ram, 256 GB, iMac 22", Timecapsule 1 TB, Airport Express, 2 Iphone 4, 1 iPhone 3s, iPad2)

Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:
Step 1
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Print & Scan ▹ Open Print Queue...
Check all printers for unfinished jobs. Deal with any you find.
Step 2
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Energy Saver ▹ Power Adapter ▹ Wake for network access: uncheck. You may need to unlock the preference pane by clicking the lock icon in the lower left corner and entering your administrator password.
Step 3
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Energy Saver ▹ Schedule… ▹ Start up or wake: uncheck
Step 4
Disconnect all wired peripherals except keyboard, mouse or trackball, and monitor, if applicable.
Step 5
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the page that opens.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar of the Activity Monitor window, if not already selected. Enter “powerd” (without the quotes) in the "Filter" text field. Select the powerd process and click the Quit Process button in the toobar (stop-sign icon.) In the sheet that opens, click Force Quit. You’ll be prompted for your administrator password. The process will be relaunched immediately.
Step 6
Boot in safe mode and log in. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Note: If FileVault is enabled under Mac OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal. Don’t launch any applications at first. If sleep still doesn’t work properly, back up all data and reinstall the Mac OS. After that, if you still have the issue, make a “Genius” appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.
If sleep now works as expected, go on to the next step.
Step 7
Still in safe mode, launch the usual set of applications that are running when you have the problem, including your login items, one at a time, testing after each one. Some applications may not work; skip them. You might be able to identify the cause of the problem this way.
Step 8
If sleep is still working after you’ve launched all the usual applications, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and test again. If sleep still works, you’re done, at least for the moment.
If you still have the sleep issue after booting out of safe mode, post again.

Macbook Pro doesn't go into sleep mode when battery dies. Help Please!

When ever my Macbook Pro gets low on battery power I receive the "battery is low message" and instead of just going to sleep a couple minutes later it just shuts down completely. Any reason for this?? I want it to go to sleep like it used to when the battery gets low/dead.
here is my battery info!
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0200
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 1526
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4557
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Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 1583
Voltage (mV): 12083
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 90
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 60
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: No
Current Power Source: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Thanks for any help!!

Same exact issue on my MacBook Pro. It is brand a brand new model: MacBook Pro (June 2009), with Mac OS X 10.6.1 and "7 hour battery".
Model Information:
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0000
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0003
Hardware Revision: 0003
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 6515
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 6690
Health Information:
Cycle count: 27
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -936
Voltage (mV): 12311
System Power Settings:
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System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: No
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
GPUSwitch: 2
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Current Power Source: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
GPUSwitch: 2
Reduce Brightness: Yes

MacBook Pro doesn't go into sleep mode after connecting Thunderbolt display

Hi,
after connecting a Thunderbolt display to the 2011 MacBook Pro 13", the system doesn't stay in sleep mode.
When pressing cmd.alt.eject it goes into sleep for 1 or 2 seconds and then goes back on.
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Macbook pro does not go to sleep when closing lid

Hi,
I'm having a weird problem with my macbook pro. When I close the lid, my macbook does not go to sleep. Even more weird: when I put my macbook to sleep using cmd + alt + the eject button or using the apple button => sleep, my macbook stops sleeping as soon as I close the lid
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Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
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Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then copy it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
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Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. If the command produced no output, the window will be empty. Post the contents of the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. You can then close the TextEdit window. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that. No typing is involved in this step.
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MacBook Pro doesn't go to sleep

Hello,
Since I installed Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (clean install) my MacBook Pro never goes to sleep alone. If I select "Sleep" from the Apple menu or if I close down the monitor it goes normally to sleep but if I leave it on, it never goes to sleep (with Leopard I didn't have any problem).
I tried to turn off WiFi and Bluetooth connection, checked the Power Setting options when MBP isn't attached to power supply but simply it stand up ever, just the monitor goes to sleep but not the mac.
The only thing I can guess can be useful for understand the cause of the problem is my hard disk: I've changed it from the 120 GB original one with this one: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=482 (model: WD3200BEKT).
Can someone help me?
Thanks and best regards

Hi, My new Macbook pro (10.6.4, 13") has exactly problem with your Mac, whatever I do, it just doesn't sleep base on energy saver (as you said" if leave it on, the mac never goes to sleep, just the display goes to sleep), but if i select sleep from the apple menu or close down the lid, both of the Mac or display goest to sleep.
I called Apple expert, but the problem is still here. I just bought it a few days ago, so I can apply a DOA replacement for a new Mac, but I don't know if I should do that, also i am worrying the new mac will still has the same or other problem!
Anyway, i am going to talk to Apple expert today again about this! if you have any news keep me inform,So do I!
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MacBook Pro does not go to sleep when power cord is connected

Hi Experts,
I have recently discovered that my MacBook Pro (2009) with OSX Lion does not go to sleep when the power cord is connected. It does not matter if I close the lid or select sleep from the Apple menu. All that happens is that the screen is powered off, the SIL is solid and I can hear the HDD/fan. I have not changed any of my power settings recently and it has not been a problem previously. If I disconnect the power cord the MB goes to sleep as supposed to (the SIL led starts flashing).
Doing some research I have found other users with somewhat the same issues when VMWare Fusion is installed. I have done some further testing and it seems that if I disable the virtual machine's Network Adapter and quit VMWare Fusion the MB goes into sleeping mode when the lid is closed even with the power cord connected. Enabling the Network Adapter again prevents the MB to go into sleeping mode when the power cord is connected. This even applies when the VMWare application is shutted down.
My guess is that the Network Adapter somehow prevents the MB to go into sleeping mode. The workaround is of course toggling the Network Adapter on and off but the virtual machine has to be running in order to do so. Not being that familiar with network settings on a Mac is there any other way to get around the problem?
Thanks in advance :-)

To anyone,
I have turned internet sharing off but the Ethernet box remains checked. If I uncheck the Ethernet box, the Internet Sharing bubble turns red, however when I close System Preferences and re-open, the box is automatically checked although Internet Sharing is off. Because of this my Macbook Pro will not sleep properly.
All other sharing items are turned off. Only Internet Sharing continues to automatically show Ethernet as active from a Wi-Fi connection.
Any advice?

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