Power Nap is a feature in OS X Mountain Lion that allows supported computers (retina MacBook Pros and second-gen MacBook Airs) to update email, notifications, and photos while your Mac is sleeping, as well as backing up with Time Machine
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TimeCapsule crashes OS X in every backup in PowerNap
From connection of TimeCapsule / TimeMachine setup my MacBook crashes every night when it tries to do the backup on PowerNap. I find it restarted in the morning not sleeping in state I left it.
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Can I use Power Nap to run my own tasks/actions? [duplicate]
The new Power Nap feature of Mountain Lion seems pretty cool in principle. However, all the descriptions I've seen of it seem to focus on built-in or supplied OS X functionality. Is there any way I ...
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Execute a custom script when OS X 10.8 is in Power nap?
Apple new feature of OS X 10.8 in new Macs "Power Nap" checks email and does make backups.
Is it possible to execute a custom script (bash, AppleScript,...) when OS X 10.8 is in Power nap mode? For ...
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Will my Mac continue to backup if I put it to sleep?
I have a Macbook Retina with the Power Nap feature enabled. I know that Power Nap is supposed to back up periodically when asleep but will it continue a backup that was started when awake. Just ...
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How do I get Time Machine to work during Power Nap
I tested Power Nap on my MacBook Pro Retina (Aug 2012) and my Time Machine backup hasn't made any progress. Even the hard drive light is out while the machine sleeps.
Energy saver is at the default ...
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Can you get Apple Logo to glow upon new mail under Power Nap?
Is it possible to be notified of new emails whilst on Power Nap, e. g. via a glowing Apple Logo or some LED (e. g. the LED on the charger)?
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Does Power Nap work for multiple users?
My wife and I share a laptop at the house. Because iCloud works best when each individual has their own account (in particular reminders and photos), we each have our own iCloud accounts and therefor ...
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iSight no longer detected under Mountain Lion after “PowerNap”
iSight works flawlessly until my 15inch Retina goes "PowerNapping", then, after resuming, PhotoBooth and other Apple software reports "no camera hardware detected".
A full system restart resolves the ...
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Force hibernate (deep sleep) in OSX 10.8(.2)
How can you force the computer (in this case a laptop [rMBP]) into the "hibernate" state where it writes the RAM to the HDD/SSD so that the battery can last for the advertised 30 days.
I know that ...
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Does 13" Macbook Pro Retina have PowerNap?
Pretty straightforward question. I wonder if new 13" MBPRs come with power nap feature?
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How often does Power Nap check for updates or back up?
How often does Power Nap check for updates or back up?
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How to determine when a Mac is in Power Nap state?
I've got a mid-2011 Macbook Air running Mountain Lion. Power Nap is enabled. My Time Machine back up goes to a USB external hard drive. My current workflow is to sleep my computer when not in use, ...
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Will Power Nap also be able to connect to the internet via the etherrnet adapter?
I am using a mid-2012 MacBook Air (eligible to Power Nap support) mainly connecting to the internet with an ethernet Thunderbolt adapter.
I am wondering what kind of network interface Power Nap can ...
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Does Power Nap allow an Apple TV to access media on a sleeping Mac?
Do I have to wake up a Power Nap enabled Mac to stream media off of it or can I leave it sleeping?
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Why does Apple not support Power Nap on some of the Macs that have Power Nap capability?
Apple has already released the OS X Mountain Lion Technical Specifications which lists some Macs as excluded from certain features of Mountain Lion including:
Power Nap
When is a Mac excluded from ...
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Power Nap support
I read that Power Nap coming with Mac OS Mountain Lion will require a Mac notebooks with flash storage. Do they mean that by upgrading an early 2011 MacBook Pro to a Crucial M4 SSD would allow Power ...
