Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting documentation for common issues with Amphetamine.
Troubleshooting Amphetamine Amphetamine keeps your Mac awake by applying system power assertions: one to keep your display awake (optional), and one to ...
Wed, 6 Jan, 2021 at 3:03 PM
If you are using Amphetamine 5.0 or higher, you may need to install an additional app named Amphetamine Enhancer. Amphetamine Enhancer will allow Amphetamin...
Sat, 15 Feb, 2020 at 9:15 AM
In rare cases, some or all of Amphetamine's preferences may not save as expected or are reset to their default values upon restarting Amphetamine or reb...
Wed, 23 Oct, 2019 at 11:22 AM
If you have Amphetamine configured to allow display sleep, but find that your display continues to stay awake, follow these steps to confirm and resolve the...
Wed, 7 Oct, 2020 at 4:52 PM
If Amphetamine is not working as expected, is freezing, etc. the first step to resolving the issue is to confirm whether the issue persists under a new user...
Fri, 30 Apr, 2021 at 12:17 PM
If Amphetamine is not working properly, a common solution is to reset Amphetamine's preferences. Note that deleting Amphetamine's preferences w...
Sat, 15 Feb, 2020 at 9:20 AM
Why does my still Mac sleep when closing its display/lid In Amphetamine 5.0 and higher, you can keep your Mac awake while closing its display/lid. You c...
Sat, 15 Feb, 2020 at 9:28 AM
Enable Launch at Login Amphetamine has a preference to control whether it should launch every time you log in to your Mac. This setting can be found in Pre...
Mon, 14 Jun, 2021 at 5:12 PM
Overview By default, Amphetamine's icon will appear in the Dock and app switcher (seen when using command-tab to switch between apps). This is required...
Sat, 15 Feb, 2020 at 9:31 AM
If you remotely access a Mac that has an active Amphetamine session running, and that session allows the screen saver to run, you may find that the screen s...
Sat, 15 Feb, 2020 at 9:33 AM