Using SuperDuper on MacBook

[fishmonkey]

Originally Posted by TMay

fishmonkey

Since six months of the year, this is my normal operating mode, what you say needs some clarification. Dave is basically correct, in that the portables will NOT wake from sleep with the lid closed, regardless of energy saver or other pref settings, if no external monitor is connected.

I will also say that if you do have an external monitor connected, like I do, I think it's better to run the machine with the lid open. There are options to allow the (laptop) screen to remain dark in that situation.

But to the OP's problem, he does not state if his wife's machine has an external monitor or not. I sort of doubt it, given her "lid closing" habit. Swivet's original idea, just darkening the screen while leaving the machine awake is probably the best. Note this can be done with the lid nearly closed, as he said. She would have to remember not to close the lid completely on night(s) when a backup is scheduled.

well, i just put my MBP to sleep, disconnected my external monitor, woke it up again, set the Scheduler, put it back to sleep and closed the lid, and guess what: the Scheduler woke it up....

there are numerous threads on the interwebs debating the pros and cons of running in "clamshell" mode... as i said i prefer not to, but many people have reported no problems with running their machine that way, and there are official Apple support docs covering clamshell mode...

my MBP has accidentally run in clamshell mode for many hours in a very hot room, without any problems... sure the fans were maxxed out, but the temperatures did not go above the normal range...

and it doesn't take long to run a single smart update in any case... and besides, you can also set the Scheduler to put the Mac back to sleep later...

i can understand the feeling that running with the lid closed is inferior to running with the lid open, but that doesn't mean that in reality it's the wrong thing to do...