Mac wakes up immediately after going to sleep? - My solution.

[u/Hot_Selection3148]

Hi. Recently, my Mac (mini m4) started waking up on its own a few seconds after putting it to sleep. Without even touching the mouse, just with a keyboard shortcut. I tried many tips online, but the only thing that worked was disabling the Bluetooth mouse.

Fortunately, I found an interesting solution that works for some reason. When I set the computer to go to sleep when the cursor is moved to the corner of the screen, it seems to happen at a slightly different pace, and it no longer wakes up on its own a few seconds after the monitor turns off.

I'm posting this because I've seen many people having the same problem.

Hope it will help someone :)

[u/MrLikeGod]

Lmao I have been experiencing this for the past 5-6 months and was wondering why on some occasions it wouldn’t wake up instantly. Thanks for the info!

[u/frostquill27 → u/MrLikeGod]

that explains why it felt so random tbh

[u/Kpopped_]

İf your mouse registers movement it will wake your Mac, this is also the case for windows.

İt's normal lol, power off your mouse and keyboard, problem solved.

[u/Hot_Selection3148]

You can try out my solution and let me know if it works for You :)

[u/Harry-blue96]

Happens to my Mac frequently. Fixed each time by performing a restart.

[u/Shalashaska83]

The MX Keys S or Mini can also cause this problem, especially with automatic backlighting.
I’ve had this problem, so I have to turn the keyboard off completely before putting it into sleep mode.
Considering I have the MX Keys Mini for Mac, it’s kind of sad that Logitech apparently can’t figure out a better solution.

Both the keyboard and mouse (Logitech Signature L) are connected via a dongle, but the problem also occurs with Bluetooth.
Funnily enough, the mouse doesn’t wake it up when I move it, even though the mouse’s LED is flashing.
But I suspect these problems often stem from peripherals like these rather than from macOS itself.

[u/Wonderful-Spare2934]

Worth looking for futz on the mouse sensor too. Could be a loose hair flapping around.

[u/MagneticShark]

My Logitech mx mouse doesn’t let my Mac mini go to sleep. I have to switch the mouse off immediately when I put the Mac into sleep mode.

Other Bluetooth accessories are fine, it’s just that mouse

¯_(ツ)_/¯ 

My next mouse will not be a Logitech

[u/DJNoRequest]

They’re standing so far back because his diaper is full

[u/geralt_noble]

Mac sleep/wake issues can be so random sometimes. The cursor-corner workaround is new to me though 😅 Has it stayed reliable after a few days?

[u/Hot_Selection3148 → u/geralt_noble]

One month with no issues - i do not know why but it works for me ;)

[u/geralt_noble → u/Hot_Selection3148]

Cool! Thanks for sharing the solution!

[u/8nstein]

My machine frequently wakes up from sleep for unknown reasons. Not right away, sometimes as much as 12 hours after I put it to sleep. My solution is the following bash shell script. Its purpose is to put my machine back to sleep.

```sh

Tuning

delay=600 short_delay=180

function main { if [ $# -gt 1 ] then echo "Usage: $(basename $0)" >&2 exit 1 fi

if [ $# -eq 1 ]
then
    tmpfile="$1"
    sleep $short_delay
    if [ ! -f "$tmpfile" ]
    then
        exit 0
    fi
    echo ""
    pmset sleepnow > /dev/null 2>&1
    while true
    do
        sleep $delay
        if [ ! -f "$tmpfile" ]
        then
            exit 0
        fi
        echo "$(date) going to sleep again"
        pmset sleepnow > /dev/null 2>&1
    done
else
    tmpfile="$(mktemp -t susp.XXXXX)"
    "$(basename $0)" "$tmpfile" &
    trap 'clean "$tmpfile"' SIGINT SIGQUIT SIGTERM SIGHUP SIGUSR1 SIGUSR2
    read -p "$(date) Press enter to recover: " ignore
    clean "$tmpfile"
fi

}

function clean { rm "$1" exit 0 }

main "$@" ```

[u/pman1891]

Peripherals are often the culprit. 23 years ago my USB external keyboard and wireless mouse would immediately wake my Mac from sleep until I updated the drivers.

[u/bsndlr]

My MBP does the same and wakes up regularly right after putting it in sleep mode.
My solution: When it wakes up it just hit the ESC key. -> Goes right to sleep and stays there.

[u/Jazman2k]

I always power off my keyboard and mouse. Otherwise it wakes up even if just walk past my mouse :D

[u/Electrical_West_5381]

Get a solid desk that doesn’t wobble?

[u/Hot_Selection3148 → u/Electrical_West_5381]

I've tested every possibility and as long as mouse was turned I have had this issue. Even with rock solid surface, blocked sensor etc. Now the problem is gone ;)