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 For more details, see :ref:`checkpoints_parts`.
 
+My machine goes to sleep causing `Broken pipe`
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+
+When backing up your data over the network, your machine should not go to sleep.
+On macOS you can use `caffeinate` to avoid that.
+
 How can I restore huge file(s) over an unstable connection?
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