New to Mac. I tried to find a menu which gives me a list of action when I close the monitor lid. But I did not see anything in System preferences. Where should I be looking? Thanks
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Closing Lid Action
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harry20larry
macrumors 6502a
there isn't, i searched long and hard too.
I think there is an app that will let you turn off the display only when you close the lid, however, the computer resumes so quickly from sleep, its not worth it
I think there is an app that will let you turn off the display only when you close the lid, however, the computer resumes so quickly from sleep, its not worth it
Oh gosh! My worry wasn't the resume time from sleep. I wanted my mac continue doing whatever it was doing even when it was put to sleep (playing music, downloading from web, copy files from external drives etc.. )
GfulDedFan
macrumors 65816
If you hook up an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse you can continue computer operations with the lid closed.
GfulDedFan
macrumors 65816
You want to close the lid and have it continue normal functions right? Read my previous post....otherwise it will sleep.
The original poster said nothing of putting the computer to sleep, only of wanting the computer to continue doing whatever it was while the lid was closed. Given that there's no input needed from the user, that's a very legitimate request.
As others have mentioned, InsomniaX is your best bet without an external monitor and keyboard/mouse.
cellocello
macrumors 68000
Ya .. insomniaX is your best bet.
I find that it doesn't 'unload' properly sometimes (meaning that even after I quit the app, the macbook still doesn't go to sleep and just sits there draining the battery), but otherwise it does what it says.
I find that it doesn't 'unload' properly sometimes (meaning that even after I quit the app, the macbook still doesn't go to sleep and just sits there draining the battery), but otherwise it does what it says.