quick question. macbook + file transfer

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FederalBmx

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i looked but didnt see anything pertaining to this. im transferring stuff from my pc to my mac by ethernet cable. will my macbook go to sleep if i leave the display open and let it transfer overnight?

 

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molsoncanadian

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FederalBmx said:

i looked but didnt see anything pertaining to this. im transferring stuff from my pc to my mac by ethernet cable. will my macbook go to sleep if i leave the display open and let it transfer overnight?

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There's a program for Macs called "Caffeine." It keeps your Mac awake until you turn the program off.

 

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FederalBmx

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so in other words if i leave my macbook to transfer the files it will sleep even though its transferring? and essentially stopping the file transfer by ethernet cable?

 

SFStateStudent

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• Mar 25, 2008

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Here's a thread from November '07...

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/393637/

hope this helps.

 

DaBrain

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• Mar 25, 2008

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FederalBmx said:

so in other words if i leave my macbook to transfer the files it will sleep even though its transferring? and essentially stopping the file transfer by ethernet cable?

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Cant you go into your settings and tell it to turn off the display after x amount of time and then also select to keep your mac back on always? These settings should be under "when AC power" is used.