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3 ways to stop your Mac from sleeping
- To prevent your Mac from sleeping indefinitely, you can disable sleep entirely in System Settings, enter a command in the Terminal, or download a free app.
- You can disable automatic sleep in System Settings by setting 'Turn display off when inactive' to Never or enabling 'Prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off' in Energy settings.
- For a temporary solution to stop Mac from sleeping, use the 'caffeinate' command in Terminal, which keeps your Mac awake until you allow it to sleep.
- Additional options with the 'caffeinate' command include setting a specific time for Mac to stay awake or preventing sleep due to inactivity while allowing manual sleep mode activation.
- Amphetamine is a menu bar app that prevents your Mac from sleeping, allowing customization of session duration, triggers for automatic session start, and disk drive protection.
- Drive Alive feature in Amphetamine prevents any disk from sleeping, beneficial for spinning hard drives that take time to wake up from idle states.
- Amphetamine offers smart triggers for session start based on time, Wi-Fi network, app usage, display status, and more, enhancing the user's control over Mac's awake state.
- The app also provides options to keep Mac awake during specific activities like downloading a file, ensuring uninterrupted operation as long as the defined criteria are met.
- For more Mac tips, explore options like iPhone mirroring, window snapping, continuity usage, and utilizing Mac Hot Corners for quick shortcuts.
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