Energy Saver

com.apple.MCX

The payload that configures Energy Saver settings.

macOS

macOS 10.7+combined

Configuration Keys (22)

Key	Type	Title	Description	Default	Range
`PFC_SegmentedControl_0`required	string	—	—	—	—
`com.apple.EnergySaver.desktop.ACPower`	dict	Desktop Energy Saver Settings	The settings for a desktop computer.	—	—
`Display Sleep Timer`	integer	Display Sleep Timer	The display sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`System Sleep Timer`	integer	System Sleep Timer	System sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`Disk Sleep Timer`	integer	Disk(s) Sleep Timer	The disk sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	10
`Wake on LAN`	integer	Wake on LAN	If 'true', enables "Wake for network access."	—
`Wake On Modem Ring`	integer	Wake On Modem Ring	If 'true', enables "Wake for modem ring."	—
`Automatic Restart On Power Loss`	integer	Start up Automatically After a Power Failure	If 'true', enables "Start up automatically after a power failure."	—
`Dynamic Power Step`	integer	Dynamic Power Step	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Reduce Processor Speed`	integer	Reduce Processor Speed	May not be available on all systems.	—
`PFC_SegmentedControl_Portable`required	string	—	—	—	—
`com.apple.EnergySaver.portable.BatteryPower`	dict	Portable Energy Saver Settings	The settings for a laptop computer using battery power.	—	—
`Display Sleep Timer`	integer	Display Sleep Timer	The display sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`System Sleep Timer`	integer	System Sleep Timer	System sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`Disk Sleep Timer`	integer	Disk(s) Sleep Timer	The disk sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	10
`Wake on LAN`	integer	Wake on LAN	If 'true', enables "Wake for network access."	—
`Wake On Modem Ring`	integer	Wake On Modem Ring	If 'true', enables "Wake for modem ring."	—
`Automatic Restart On Power Loss`	integer	Start up Automatically After a Power Failure	If 'true', enables "Start up automatically after a power failure."	—
`Dynamic Power Step`	integer	Dynamic Power Step	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Reduce Processor Speed`	integer	Reduce Processor Speed	May not be available on all systems.	—
`com.apple.EnergySaver.portable.ACPower`	dict	Portable Energy Saver Settings	The settings for a laptop computer using AC power.	—	—
`Display Sleep Timer`	integer	Display Sleep Timer	The display sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`System Sleep Timer`	integer	System Sleep Timer	System sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`Disk Sleep Timer`	integer	Disk(s) Sleep Timer	The disk sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	10
`Wake on LAN`	integer	Wake on LAN	If 'true', enables "Wake for network access."	—
`Wake On Modem Ring`	integer	Wake On Modem Ring	If 'true', enables "Wake for modem ring."	—
`Automatic Restart On Power Loss`	integer	Start up Automatically After a Power Failure	If 'true', enables "Start up automatically after a power failure."	—
`Dynamic Power Step`	integer	Dynamic Power Step	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Reduce Processor Speed`	integer	Reduce Processor Speed	May not be available on all systems.	—
`com.apple.EnergySaver.desktop.Schedule`	dict	Power Schedule	The schedule for turning a computer on and off.	—	—
`RepeatingPowerOn`	dict	Start up or wake	The schedule for turning the device on.	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	"wakepoweron"
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`RepeatingPowerOff`	dict	Shut down, sleep or restart	The schedule for turning the device off.	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	—
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	"wakepoweron"
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	—
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`SleepDisabled`	boolean	Sleep Disabled	If 'true', disables sleep.	false	—
`dontAllowFDEDisable`	boolean	Prevent Disabling FileVault	If 'true', the system won't disable FileVault.	false	—
`dontAllowFDEEnable`	boolean	Prevent Enabling FileVault	If 'true', the system won't enable FileVault.	false	—
`DestroyFVKeyOnStandby`	boolean	Prevent Storing Temporary FileVault Key for Standby	If 'true', the system won't store th FileVault key across restarts.	false	—
`EnableGuestAccount`	boolean	Enable Guest Account	If 'true', the system enables the guest account.	false	—
`DisableGuestAccount`	boolean	Disable Guest Account	If 'true', the system disables the guest account. This property has no effect if 'EnableGuestAccount' is 'true'.	false	—
`cachedaccounts.askForSecureTokenAuthBypass`	boolean	Ask for Secure Token Auth Bypass	If 'true', the system bypasses the secure token authorization dialog. This dialog only appears on APFS volumes.	false	—
`cachedaccounts.expiry.delete.disusedSeconds`	integer	Cached Accounts Expiry	The minimum number of seconds a mobile account can exist before the system makes an automatic attempt to remove the mobile account. Set to '0' to attempt removing it at the next login or logout. Set to '-1' to never attempt removing the mobile account.	-1
`cachedaccounts.WarnOnCreate.allowNever`	boolean	Allow Users to Stop Mobile Account Creation Prompts	If 'true', the system allows the user to stop the prompts about mobile account creation every time the user logs in. This key is only valid if 'com.apple.cachedaccounts.WarnOnCreate' is 'true'.	false	—
`com.apple.cachedaccounts.CreateAtLogin`	boolean	Create Mobile Account at Login Time	If 'true', the system creates the mobile account at login time.	false	—
`com.apple.cachedaccounts.WarnOnCreate`	boolean	Prompt for Mobile Account Creation	If 'true', the system asks the user whether to create the mobile account and it allows the user to not create it.	false	—
`timeServer`	string	Time Server	The NTP server to connect to. In macOS 10.13 and later, only one time server is supported.	—	—
`timeZone`	string	Time Zone	The time zone path location string in '/usr/share/zoneinfo/'; for example, 'America/Denver' or 'Zulu'.	—	—
`RequireAdminToTurnAirPortOnOff`	boolean	Require Admin Credentials for Wi-Fi Power	If 'true', requires administrator authorization to turn Wi-Fi on or off.	false	—
`RequireAdminForAirPortNetworkChange`	boolean	Require Admin Credentials for Wi-Fi Network Change	If 'true', requires administrator authorization for network changes.	false	—
`RequireAdminForIBSS`	boolean	Require Admin Credentials for IBSS	If 'true', requires administrator authorization to enable IBSS.	false	—
`Display Sleep Timer`	integer	Display Sleep Timer	The display sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`System Sleep Timer`	integer	System Sleep Timer	System sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`Disk Sleep Timer`	integer	Disk(s) Sleep Timer	The disk sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	10
`Wake on LAN`	integer	Wake on LAN	If 'true', enables "Wake for network access."	—
`Wake On Modem Ring`	integer	Wake On Modem Ring	If 'true', enables "Wake for modem ring."	—
`Automatic Restart On Power Loss`	integer	Start up Automatically After a Power Failure	If 'true', enables "Start up automatically after a power failure."	—
`Dynamic Power Step`	integer	Dynamic Power Step	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Reduce Processor Speed`	integer	Reduce Processor Speed	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Display Sleep Timer`	integer	Display Sleep Timer	The display sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`System Sleep Timer`	integer	System Sleep Timer	System sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`Disk Sleep Timer`	integer	Disk(s) Sleep Timer	The disk sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	10
`Wake on LAN`	integer	Wake on LAN	If 'true', enables "Wake for network access."	—
`Wake On Modem Ring`	integer	Wake On Modem Ring	If 'true', enables "Wake for modem ring."	—
`Automatic Restart On Power Loss`	integer	Start up Automatically After a Power Failure	If 'true', enables "Start up automatically after a power failure."	—
`Dynamic Power Step`	integer	Dynamic Power Step	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Reduce Processor Speed`	integer	Reduce Processor Speed	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Display Sleep Timer`	integer	Display Sleep Timer	The display sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`System Sleep Timer`	integer	System Sleep Timer	System sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	—
`Disk Sleep Timer`	integer	Disk(s) Sleep Timer	The disk sleep time, in minutes. A value of 0 means never.	10
`Wake on LAN`	integer	Wake on LAN	If 'true', enables "Wake for network access."	—
`Wake On Modem Ring`	integer	Wake On Modem Ring	If 'true', enables "Wake for modem ring."	—
`Automatic Restart On Power Loss`	integer	Start up Automatically After a Power Failure	If 'true', enables "Start up automatically after a power failure."	—
`Dynamic Power Step`	integer	Dynamic Power Step	May not be available on all systems.	—
`Reduce Processor Speed`	integer	Reduce Processor Speed	May not be available on all systems.	—
`RepeatingPowerOn`	dict	Start up or wake	The schedule for turning the device on.	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	"wakepoweron"
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`RepeatingPowerOff`	dict	Shut down, sleep or restart	The schedule for turning the device off.	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	—
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	"wakepoweron"
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`eventtype`required	string	Action	The type of action defined by this schedule.	—
`weekdays`required	integer	Days to execute	One or more days of the week in an unsigned integer bitmap: - '1' = Mon - '2' = Tue - '4' = Wed - '8' = Thu - '16' = Fri - '32' = Sat - '64' = Sun	31	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—
`time`required	integer	Time of day	The time, in minutes, since midnight.	0	—
`weekday`	integer	Weekday	—	—