What is the safest way to leave my MacBook on 24/7 with macOS Mojave?
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I used to use
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25
to try setting my MacBook to hibernate instead of sleep, so that it pulls power away from the RAM/hard drives, etc. and puts the laptop into a proper sleep. A few major updates ago (maybe El Capitan), pmset ... 25
no longer worked to set my MacBook into hibernate/safe sleep. I'm using a MacBook 13" from 2017. Is hibernate no longer supported on this model?
After hearing about the defect in the 15-inch MacBooks from 2017, I have to admit that I'm concerned they'll find an issue with 13-inch MacBooks as well, and I want to be as safe as possible.
I use a lot of applications whose state needs to be maintained across many days for development and testing, so shutting down my computer every day is not efficient nor is it a viable option.
Here is my pmset -g custom
after running sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25
to try enabling hibernate mode again:
-g custom
Battery Power:
lidwake 1
autopoweroff 1
standbydelayhigh 86400
autopoweroffdelay 28800
proximitywake 0
standby 1
standbydelaylow 10800
ttyskeepawake 1
highstandbythreshold 50
powernap 0
gpuswitch 2
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
hibernatemode 25
displaysleep 5
sleep 180
tcpkeepalive 1
halfdim 1
acwake 0
lessbright 1
disksleep 10
AC Power:
lidwake 1
autopoweroff 1
standbydelayhigh 86400
autopoweroffdelay 28800
proximitywake 1
standby 1
standbydelaylow 10800
ttyskeepawake 1
hibernatemode 25
powernap 1
gpuswitch 2
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
highstandbythreshold 50
womp 1
displaysleep 10
networkoversleep 0
sleep 10
tcpkeepalive 1
halfdim 1
acwake 0
disksleep 10
-g cap
Capabilities for AC Power:
displaysleep
disksleep
sleep
womp
acwake
lidwake
halfdim
gpuswitch
standby
standbydelayhigh
standbydelaylow
highstandbythreshold
powernap
ttyskeepawake
hibernatemode
hibernatefile
autopoweroff
tcpkeepalive
autopoweroffdelay
proximitywake
Asked by NobleUplift
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Aug 14, 2019, 02:45 PM
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