MacOS Question: Sleep the screen but not computer?

[VTTom]

I could swear at one point in time in MacOS there were separate settings for how long to wait before sleeping the screen, and how long to wait before sleeping the computer.

But now (MacOS Ventura) they seem to have consolidated the 2 separate settings into 1. There is only a timeout setting for sleeping the screen, and when the screen goes to sleep so does the computer.

So if I want to use my new Mac as a DVR server, and want to keep it from going to sleep, I have to disable sleeping the screen.

Who here uses a Mac for their DVR server? What are your power settings? Have you figured out how to sleep the screen without sleeping the computer?

[mhamdingo]

System Settings > Displays > Advanced > Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off

Took me a minute to find it (Also this feels like the wrong place for this setting)

[Fofer]

@mhamdingo

(Also this feels like the wrong place for this setting)

System Settings in Ventura are an absolute mess. Nothing is where I'd expect it to be, and important settings are buried in strange places. I end up just using the search field to find even the most basic things.

[mhamdingo]

I like the direction it's going but I agree it needs a little help. I'm hopeful they'll continue to refine it.