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DeepSleep Widget 1.5.1

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Allows laptop or desktop to sleep w/o using power or draining batts. Free

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DeepSleep will allow your Mac laptop or desktop to sleep without using any power or drain the batteries. It saves everything to disk and stops using power completely. When you wake up your machines by pressing the power button, DeepSleep will restore everything and wake up just like you left it. It takes a little longer than normal sleep but it is a great battery saver when you know you won't be using the computer for a while. Give it a try, you will love the convenience and the extra battery life!

Extends the battery life on your MacBook.
Saves power when you are not using

What's New

Version 1.5.1: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

Requirements

PPC / Intel
Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
A Mac that supports Safe Sleep (if you are not sure read this).

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DeepSleep Widget User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 1.x:

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Ptk3 commented on 23 Aug 2011

Is it Lion compatible?

[Version 1.5.1]

+25

Pissnaround commented on 21 Apr 2010

Yes, it's always connected to an outlet. However, it's on 24/7 and putting it to sleep or hibernation saves me some electricity and time waiting for shutdowns and restarts.

[Version 1.5.1]

+148

Mistere reviewed on 26 Mar 2010

I didn't know this functionality existed until I fell asleep watching a movie on my bed and the next morning noticed the computer could recover from the total battery drain. I don't know I could control this functionality until this widget came along. Thanks for making it and thanks for making it free.

Apple should include access to this function in the UI.

[Version 1.5]

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Kosovar1 commented on 23 Mar 2010

This widget doesn't work at all on my brand new 17" PowerBook Pro. It just closes Dashboard and ...[nothing]. At least I didn't pay anything for it.

[Version 1.5]

+55

David-Schiefer reviewed on 21 Mar 2010

Works great on my MacBook Pro, didn't even know this function existed before this handy app came along.

[Version 1.5]

+56

RiseOfChaos reviewed on 13 Sep 2009

Thanks for the Snow Leopard compatibility!
This is a very useful widget, I recommend it every MacBook or MacBook Pro User.

[Version 1.2]

+68

macsterdam reviewed on 13 Sep 2009

Thank you for the update. I've been using this for a very long time now, and really missed not having it in Snow Leopard. I've found this widget to be the most convenient and most reliable way to use deep sleep every now and then.

[Version 1.2]

+25

pissnaround commented on 11 Dec 2008

I have an iMac with an external drive connected. When I try putting it into hibernation, on wake up using either this or Midnight, I get a message on wake that my external drive wasn't put away properly. I take it hibernation wasn't meant for a Mac with external devices connected.

[Version 1.1.1]

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Galvax replied on 19 Apr 2010

how could it be useful for you if you have an iMac? isn't your iMac always connected to the outlet?

+71

FLASH1296 commented on 10 Dec 2008

This developer is being deceptive by omission.

The process that he is talking about is called "hibernation"

There are several preference panes that will permit your Mac to hibernate.

Hibernation is better than sleep, if you do not mind waiting longer for your mac to awaken.

[Version 1.1.1]

1 Reply

+45

Peter da Silva replied on 11 Dec 2008

The problem is that these other apps only let you choose between sleep and hibernate all the time. When I'm going to a meeting, I just sleep my laptop while I'm walking to the meeting. When I'm going to head home, I hibernate it so it doesn't burn power overnight. The old "Deep Sleep" in the dock was perfect.

The new Dashboard widget is annoying. Even if I used Dashboard it's an extra step to bring Dashboard up to sleep, so I still use the old dock app.

Marek Siwczak had trouble on 07 Nov 2009

I tried version 1.2 on my iMac with Mac OS X 10.6.1 - the widget does nothing - when I click it Dashboard quits and this is it. Anyone with similar issue?

[Version 1.2]

3 Replies

Bvila commented on 20 Nov 2009

I'm having the same problem. The old version worked great under Leopard, but the new version just quits Dashboard and doesn't do anything. Does anyone have a solution?

Marek Siwczak commented on 21 Nov 2009

What fixed the problem in my case was changing Mac OS X default language from Polish to English. But it's a workaround rather than a solution so I don't use the widget now. I use SuspendNow! instead and it works great.

Bvila commented on 21 Nov 2009

Hmm, I'm running the English version already, so that probably won't help. :-) I downloaded a little applescript app called Hibernate and that seems to work too, but I was so used to using the DeepSleep widget. Hopefully there's a solution that doesn't involve switching languages :-)

+15

Free_development had trouble on 01 Nov 2009

I used this a couple times, and now my computer (13" MacBook Pro 2009) always goes to hibernation even when I do not hit the widget. How can I turn it back so my computer only goes into normal sleep when I close the lid?

[Version 1.2]

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Downloads:5,730

Version Downloads:2,252

Type:Utilities : System

License:Free

Date:30 Mar 2010

Platform:PPC / Intel

Price:Free

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