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orschinger

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Dec 14, 2006
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Hey there,

on all my previous Macs I've been using the upper right corner for a quick "screen off".

Whenever the computer was on to some task, that took a while longer to accomplish - top right corner, screen off (which is different from brightness all the way down) to save battery.

Now with the 2013 MBA it seems like for some reason (and seemingly not always) the computer itself goes into some sort of sleep mode - it stops uploads and downloads for no apparent reason (and as I said not always).

I want my plain and simple "Screen off" back - if I wanted the computer to sleep, i'd shut the lid.

Can anybody help? PLease? :)
 
Hey there,

on all my previous Macs I've been using the upper right corner for a quick "screen off".

Whenever the computer was on to some task, that took a while longer to accomplish - top right corner, screen off (which is different from brightness all the way down) to save battery.

Now with the 2013 MBA it seems like for some reason (and seemingly not always) the computer itself goes into some sort of sleep mode - it stops uploads and downloads for no apparent reason (and as I said not always).

I want my plain and simple "Screen off" back - if I wanted the computer to sleep, i'd shut the lid.

Can anybody help? PLease? :)

Did you click on "Prevent computer from sleeping when display is off" in Energy Saver preferences?
 
Did you click on "Prevent computer from sleeping when display is off" in Energy Saver preferences?

That option seems to have been removed from the 2013 MBAs when on battery power. On my machine, it is only there for use with the power adapter.

/Jim
 
That option seems to have been removed from the 2013 MBAs when on battery power. On my machine, it is only there for use with the power adapter.

Exactly :-/
 
i keep reading about this but don't understand why this behaves as expected on my new 11" Air.

I have the bottom left corner set to "Put display to sleep" and when i put my cursor there it does just that. i have been using it all day that way to turn off the screen with itunes left playing. I also just tried it with a safari download going and it was not interrupted. :confused:
 
i keep reading about this but don't understand why this behaves as expected on my new 11" Air.

I have the bottom left corner set to "Put display to sleep" and when i put my cursor there it does just that. i have been using it all day that way to turn off the screen with itunes left playing. I also just tried it with a safari download going and it was not interrupted. :confused:

Probably because you were plugged in.
 
Installed Caffeine - it's got really good reviews, though I'm not sure, if it does what I'm looking for (since I don't want the computer to stay awake when I close the lid).

Update: Okay, it didn't take long - the computer crashed :-/ hello caffeine, bye caffeine.
 
I dont't have a '13 MBA but have you ever looked into "Better Touch Tool"? Its the best tool for Touchpad bases gesture control of your mac and you can also use a gesture to put (only) the display to sleep.
I dont use active corners anymore since i discovered this tool 3 years ago. I say give it a try and even if it can't solve you particular problem it may help you anyway.
 
Installed Caffeine - it's got really good reviews, though I'm not sure, if it does what I'm looking for (since I don't want the computer to stay awake when I close the lid).

Update: Okay, it didn't take long - the computer crashed :-/ hello caffeine, bye caffeine.

I've run Caffeine on my 11' Air w/o any issues at all. Haven't run it on the new 13' yet.
 
So okay, I tried Caffeine again, no crashes so far - BUT: After I've turned the screen off for a couple of minutes (via active corner) and I wiggle the mouse, the computer has lost it's wifi connection, looks for the network.

...problem persists. :(
 
So okay, I tried Caffeine again, no crashes so far - BUT: After I've turned the screen off for a couple of minutes (via active corner) and I wiggle the mouse, the computer has lost it's wifi connection, looks for the network.

...problem persists. :(

Have a read of this thread :)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1595455/

It does come up with a solution to have the screen off without it dropping network connections etc.
 
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