Is it possible to explicitly lock the screen without Ventura going to sleep?

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I'm transferring files. I want to lock the screen but prevent the transfer from pausing upon doing so, as it currently does. This appears to be buggy. If I wanted the machine to sleep, I would select sleep from the menu, not lock. Why do they both do the same thing?

This isn't the first time I've encountered this. I end up not locking the machine, turning off the 'turn off' display settings, and just turn the brightness down. I've tried apps as well, with some success.

I want to be able to select Lock Screen but not have the machine sleep, without any apps. Is this possible?

Maybe just turn on the ScreenSaver, and require a password to stop it? — benwiggy, Nov 23 '22 at 17:55

Serge Ivamov · Answer 1 · 2022-11-24T06:24:42.463

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System Settings > Display > Advanced…: Prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off [x]

edited Nov 24 '22 at 06:24

answered Nov 23 '22 at 19:56

Serge Ivamov

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '22 at 20:46

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As a workaround, you can use the caffeinate terminal command (built-in), or the Wimoweh app from the App Store ($1.99)

answered Nov 23 '22 at 20:46

Daniel Serodio

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https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/76107/how-can-i-keep-my-mac-awake-and-locked – foamroll Apr 12 '23 at 05:31

Is it possible to explicitly lock the screen without Ventura going to sleep?

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