Is it possible to shut down the MAC automatically while being in sleeping mode?
Dear all,
on my MacPro I use a setting that after 30 minutes of inactivity, the machine moves into sleeping mode. That works well.
Additionally I'm using a setup within the energy saving section, that the Mac should shut down every day at 10:00 pm and start or wake up every day at 07:00 am.
But it seems, that, if the Mac is in sleeping mode at 10:00 pm, he cannot shut down.
Does anyone has the same experience and/or knows any help?
Thanks in advance - helee29
Dear Martin,
Thanks for reply.
I checked the logs as mentioned, but honesly saying I'm not experienced enough to understand all this notices.
What I found out in the meantime by testing (try and error) is:
- if the Mac is in working mode (just the screensaver is working) the automatic shut down and restart to set times works perfectly.
- if the Mac is in sleeping mode, it doesn't shut down automatically at the set time, but makes an automatic restart at the set time
Ergo there is a problem to shut down the Mac automatically while in sleeping mode, but I still don't know what it is.
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