Re: Getting iMac to Sleep

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Adam,

Sorry, I was sure I had mentioned to check if anything was showing in your 
Print Queue as it’s one of the first things to always check.
I quess it’s good I didn’t tell you as you have learnt something new.

Kind regards,

Ronni

> On 10 Jun 2020, at 12:45 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni
> 
> All of the usual things are not working to get it to go to sleep.
> 
> However, I have just worked it out. In Activity Monitor, the list of things 
> preventing sleep included “cupsd”.
> 
> I went to the print queue and there are a number of failed print jobs.  I 
> cancelled them and sleep works again.
> 
> I hope this helps someone else.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
>> On 8 Jun 2020, at 12:51 pm, Ronni Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Adam,
>> 
>> Are you able to sleep it manually using the sleep command in the Apple Menu 
>> or is that also not working?
>> 
>> In system preferences > Energy Saver - “Computer Sleep” slider. If a slider 
>> is set to ‘Never’, sleep is disabled for that feature.
>> Check :
>> Turn display off after is not set to Never
>> Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off is not 
>> checked
>> Wake for network access is not checked
>> The three settings above can prevent or disrupt your Mac from going to or 
>> remaining in sleep. Additionally, you might want to click on the “Schedule…” 
>> button to make sure you haven’t accidentally set a schedule for when your 
>> Mac goes to sleep or wakes up. Worst case scenario, hit the “Restore 
>> Defaults” button to restore all settings to their default value.
>> 
>> Another thing you could check.
>> Do you have Internet Sharing turned on?
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 6:37 pm, Adam Lippiatt >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> I do have Time Machine backing it up hourly. But even when the time machine 
>>> disk is ejected (and there has been a restart), still no sleep.
>>> 
>>> Begs the question though, is there anything other than 1 hourly time 
>>> machine backup?  I would be happy to extend the time period.
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> 
>>> Adam
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On 7 Jun 2020, at 9:02 am, Ronni Brown >>> > wrote:
 
 Hi Adam,
 
 Have you got Time Machine backing up hourly?
 
 Kind Regards,
 Ronni
 
  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
 
 
>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:39 pm, Adam Lippiatt > > wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I am having trouble getting my 27 inch late 2013 iMac (running 10.15.5, 
> but was happening 10.15.4) to go to sleep.
> 
> I have tried the usual things like ejecting external drives, unplugging 
> them and plugging them back in.
> 
> Zapping the PRAM.
> 
> I had this problem a year or two ago and the ejecting and reconnecting 
> the drives did the trick but not this time.
> 
> Apple says something else to try is to “update the firmware” on the 
> external drive.  I am not sure I have ever had any luck finding firmware 
> for drives.  
> 
> I have looked at the processes preventing sleep and there are a number of 
> them.  This list goes up and down but never seems to get to zero.
> 
> useractivityd
> sharingd
> apfsd
> hidd
> cupsd
> backupd-helper
> backupd4
> mds_stores
> 
> Does anyone have any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _
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Re: Getting iMac to Sleep

[Adam Lippiatt]

Hi Ronni

All of the usual things are not working to get it to go to sleep.

However, I have just worked it out. In Activity Monitor, the list of things 
preventing sleep included “cupsd”.

I went to the print queue and there are a number of failed print jobs.  I 
cancelled them and sleep works again.

I hope this helps someone else.

Thanks

Adam



> On 8 Jun 2020, at 12:51 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Adam,
> 
> Are you able to sleep it manually using the sleep command in the Apple Menu 
> or is that also not working?
> 
> In system preferences > Energy Saver - “Computer Sleep” slider. If a slider 
> is set to ‘Never’, sleep is disabled for that feature.
> Check :
> Turn display off after is not set to Never
> Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off is not 
> checked
> Wake for network access is not checked
> The three settings above can prevent or disrupt your Mac from going to or 
> remaining in sleep. Additionally, you might want to click on the “Schedule…” 
> button to make sure you haven’t accidentally set a schedule for when your Mac 
> goes to sleep or wakes up. Worst case scenario, hit the “Restore Defaults” 
> button to restore all settings to their default value.
> 
> Another thing you could check.
> Do you have Internet Sharing turned on?
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 6:37 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> I do have Time Machine backing it up hourly. But even when the time machine 
>> disk is ejected (and there has been a restart), still no sleep.
>> 
>> Begs the question though, is there anything other than 1 hourly time machine 
>> backup?  I would be happy to extend the time period.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 9:02 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Adam,
>>> 
>>> Have you got Time Machine backing up hourly?
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
> On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:39 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
 
 Hi all
 
 I am having trouble getting my 27 inch late 2013 iMac (running 10.15.5, 
 but was happening 10.15.4) to go to sleep.
 
 I have tried the usual things like ejecting external drives, unplugging 
 them and plugging them back in.
 
 Zapping the PRAM.
 
 I had this problem a year or two ago and the ejecting and reconnecting the 
 drives did the trick but not this time.
 
 Apple says something else to try is to “update the firmware” on the 
 external drive.  I am not sure I have ever had any luck finding firmware 
 for drives.  
 
 I have looked at the processes preventing sleep and there are a number of 
 them.  This list goes up and down but never seems to get to zero.
 
 useractivityd
 sharingd
 apfsd
 hidd
 cupsd
 backupd-helper
 backupd4
 mds_stores
 
 Does anyone have any thoughts?
 
 Thanks
 
 Adam
 
 
 
 
 
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 adam.lippi...@me.com
 0402 301 706
 
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Re: Getting iMac to Sleep

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Adam,

Are you able to sleep it manually using the sleep command in the Apple Menu or 
is that also not working?

In system preferences > Energy Saver - “Computer Sleep” slider. If a slider is 
set to ‘Never’, sleep is disabled for that feature.
Check :
Turn display off after is not set to Never
Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off is not 
checked
Wake for network access is not checked
The three settings above can prevent or disrupt your Mac from going to or 
remaining in sleep. Additionally, you might want to click on the “Schedule…” 
button to make sure you haven’t accidentally set a schedule for when your Mac 
goes to sleep or wakes up. Worst case scenario, hit the “Restore Defaults” 
button to restore all settings to their default value.

Another thing you could check.
Do you have Internet Sharing turned on?

Kind Regards,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 7 Jun 2020, at 6:37 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni
> 
> I do have Time Machine backing it up hourly. But even when the time machine 
> disk is ejected (and there has been a restart), still no sleep.
> 
> Begs the question though, is there anything other than 1 hourly time machine 
> backup?  I would be happy to extend the time period.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
>>> On 7 Jun 2020, at 9:02 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>> Hi Adam,
>> Have you got Time Machine backing up hourly?
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ronni
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB
 On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:39 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>> I am having trouble getting my 27 inch late 2013 iMac (running 10.15.5, but 
>>> was happening 10.15.4) to go to sleep.
>>> I have tried the usual things like ejecting external drives, unplugging 
>>> them and plugging them back in.
>>> Zapping the PRAM.
>>> I had this problem a year or two ago and the ejecting and reconnecting the 
>>> drives did the trick but not this time.
>>> Apple says something else to try is to “update the firmware” on the 
>>> external drive.  I am not sure I have ever had any luck finding firmware 
>>> for drives.  
>>> I have looked at the processes preventing sleep and there are a number of 
>>> them.  This list goes up and down but never seems to get to zero.
>>> useractivityd
>>> sharingd
>>> apfsd
>>> hidd
>>> cupsd
>>> backupd-helper
>>> backupd4
>>> mds_stores
>>> Does anyone have any thoughts?
>>> Thanks
>>> Adam
>>> _
>>> Adam Lippiatt
>>> adam.lippi...@me.com
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Re: Getting iMac to Sleep

[Adam Lippiatt]

Hi Ronni

I do have Time Machine backing it up hourly. But even when the time machine 
disk is ejected (and there has been a restart), still no sleep.

Begs the question though, is there anything other than 1 hourly time machine 
backup?  I would be happy to extend the time period.

Thank you.

Adam



> On 7 Jun 2020, at 9:02 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Adam,
> 
> Have you got Time Machine backing up hourly?
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>> On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:39 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all
>> 
>> I am having trouble getting my 27 inch late 2013 iMac (running 10.15.5, but 
>> was happening 10.15.4) to go to sleep.
>> 
>> I have tried the usual things like ejecting external drives, unplugging them 
>> and plugging them back in.
>> 
>> Zapping the PRAM.
>> 
>> I had this problem a year or two ago and the ejecting and reconnecting the 
>> drives did the trick but not this time.
>> 
>> Apple says something else to try is to “update the firmware” on the external 
>> drive.  I am not sure I have ever had any luck finding firmware for drives.  
>> 
>> I have looked at the processes preventing sleep and there are a number of 
>> them.  This list goes up and down but never seems to get to zero.
>> 
>> useractivityd
>> sharingd
>> apfsd
>> hidd
>> cupsd
>> backupd-helper
>> backupd4
>> mds_stores
>> 
>> Does anyone have any thoughts?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _
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>> adam.lippi...@me.com
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Re: Getting iMac to Sleep

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Adam,

Have you got Time Machine backing up hourly?

Kind Regards,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 6 Jun 2020, at 9:39 pm, Adam Lippiatt  wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I am having trouble getting my 27 inch late 2013 iMac (running 10.15.5, but 
> was happening 10.15.4) to go to sleep.
> 
> I have tried the usual things like ejecting external drives, unplugging them 
> and plugging them back in.
> 
> Zapping the PRAM.
> 
> I had this problem a year or two ago and the ejecting and reconnecting the 
> drives did the trick but not this time.
> 
> Apple says something else to try is to “update the firmware” on the external 
> drive.  I am not sure I have ever had any luck finding firmware for drives.  
> 
> I have looked at the processes preventing sleep and there are a number of 
> them.  This list goes up and down but never seems to get to zero.
> 
> useractivityd
> sharingd
> apfsd
> hidd
> cupsd
> backupd-helper
> backupd4
> mds_stores
> 
> Does anyone have any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _
> Adam Lippiatt
> adam.lippi...@me.com
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