Whenever my macbook pro goes to sleep, it automatically shuts down? why?

my macbook automatically goes to sleep after 15 minutes. after it goes to sleep, it shuts down causing all of my windows that are open to close. i then lose everything that is open. i checked all of my settings and i can't find anything that would be causing this. any ideas?

Hi Alex,
This doesn't fit exactly under the definition for using an SMC Reset: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 but I'd give it a try.

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This happens ~75% of the time:
1) When I put it to sleep, the fans keep running, hard drive keeps spinning, and the outside front pulsing light goes through unusual on/off pulsing cycles. When I open the lid, it's at the login window. So it knows I put it to sleep, but it doesn't stay asleep. And I can't just put it to sleep and throw it in a bag -- it would overheat.
2) When I shut down, it goes through the process, and as soon as it's off, the front pulsing light turns on, and the computer starts up again. I can't stop that from happening. So to shut down fully (for travel, unplugging power, etc), I need to force shut down (hold power button for several seconds), and that can't be good to do so many times.
I've read through so many posts online (not a totally unique issue here, Apple!), and I have done all of this:
- archive and install
- clear all faulty fonts
- reset SMC
- reset PRAM
- removed all strange startup items (with Genius Bar guy)
- delete /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist and /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.AutoWake.plist to re-create them
- remove all sharing (file, printers, iTunes library)
- turned off Bluetooth
I even did a clean install, then pulled in my stuff backed up on external HD. Unfortunately I didn't test enough if I could replicate these issues before restoring all my files and settings.
Apple Genius Bar told me that it's not a hardware issue -- that's all been checked.
Anything else to do? other than doing another clean install and copying files, applications, etc. one by one? (which might not fix anything)
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It sounds like your computer goes to sleep, and will not wake up, so you must manually restart your computer. I recommend the troubleshooting in the following article:
OS X: When your Mac doesn't sleep or wake
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5357
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Test with external devices disconnected
Try Safe Mode
Try another user account
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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