{"id":48616,"date":"2019-06-07T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=48616"},"modified":"2019-06-20T11:40:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T16:40:17","slug":"tipoff-7-cure-a-sleepless-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/48616-tipoff-7-cure-a-sleepless-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f680; TipOff #7: How to Cure a Sleepless Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-48808\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo-120x120.png\" alt=\"Tip Off\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo-284x284.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo-190x190.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo.png 1456w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo-120x120@2x.png 240w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/tip-off-logo-284x284@2x.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>You might find that when you choose to sleep your Mac by closing the lid or choosing Sleep from the menu, every now-and-then it refuses to do so. 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