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#Mac shutdown now manual#
#Mac shutdown now full#
#Mac shutdown now password#

(Don’t use schedule because a scheduled tasks occur only once.) repeat: We want this action to repeat.pmset: This is the power management settings utility.

#Mac shutdown now password#

You are asked for your password when executing the command. sudo: Some features in pmset can be used without sudo but scheduling shutdowns is an admin feature.Let’s break down this command so that it is easy to understand. Sudo pmset repeat shutdown MTWRFSU 21:30:00 Here is an example of the command we need: Schedule shutdown in macOS Ventura with pmset

#Mac shutdown now manual#

The manual is long and complicated, so I will just focus on what we need and ignore everything else. Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down, and press Q to quit. This displays the manual for the pmset command. Run Terminal in the Applications/Utilities folder and type: Now that scheduled shutdowns in macOS Ventura cannot be done in the new Settings app, you must use the command prompt instead. The pmset command has always been in macOS, but why bother to type long and complex commands in a Terminal window when you could just point and click on menus in System Preferences? It turns out that you can, in fact, schedule shutdowns if you use the Terminal window. You can still schedule shutdown in macOS Ventura, but not in the same way. The feature has not been completely purged from the operating system and it seems that it is only missing from the Settings app. Some people used this feature to turn off their Macs at the end of the day and it was very useful. Schedule in the Battery section of the new Settings app is no longer available and you cannot schedule shutdown, sleep, or restart. Some things have moved, some things have been added, and some things have been removed. Not only is the interface different, some of the options are different too. System Preferences no longer exists in macOS Ventura and we now have a Settings app. Schedule shutdown missing in macOS Ventura That’s great! Only, it does not work in macOS Ventura. Now the Mac will automatically shut down and turn off the power on the selected days at the selected hour and minute.

Set the hour to shut down in the third control.

Select the days you want to do this in the second menu.

Let’s take a look at what older versions of macOS used to let us do, like Monterey and earlier. Schedule shut down in macOS Monterey and earlier

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It sometimes solves problems and a fresh start each day can avoid problems. Next time you turn it on, everything is fresh. Powering off closes all apps and files and clears memory. Whenever anyone has a problem with a Mac, one of the first things people are advised to do is to power off and restart. There have been more than a few complaints from people that put their MacBook to sleep at night and the next morning the battery is drained. One advantage of powering off is that there is no chance of it waking and using battery power.

#Mac shutdown now full#

However, there are benefits to a full power off compared to putting the Mac into sleep mode. You don’t have to shut down the Mac, ever, and it can run for years without being turned off. Previous versions of macOS enabled you to schedule shutdown on the Mac so it would automatically turn off the power.