M1 Mac Mini with Studio Display

Everytime I select sleep on Mini running 15.1 the studio display goes to login screen? Basically my Mac mini won’t sleep!

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Posted on Oct 31, 2024 12:21 AM

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4 replies

hcsitas

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Oct 31, 2024 03:05 AM in response to Richard-UK

Sleep is unnecessary on later Macs and should be disabled. Shut for long absences/idle overnights (i.e. do not manual-sleep), and for regular operation, use the settings exactly as shown below (reboot after changes), should fix.

Additionally, avoid manual sleeping your Mac and use the Lock Screen settings to switch the display off on timer:

tbirdvet

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Oct 31, 2024 08:19 AM in response to hcsitas

den.thed

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Oct 31, 2024 09:04 AM in response to hcsitas

+ 2

Oct 31, 2024 03:03 AM in response to Richard-UK

How are you selecting sleep?

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M1 Mac Mini with Studio Display