Is there a safe way to shut down a Mac that doesn't have a keyboard or mouse? I'm trying to safely shutdown a Mac desktop that does not have a keyboard or mouse connected to it any more, after hardware damage to the only keyboard and mouse in the house. It also does not have network access that I can get to from an iPhone, eg ssh etc is not enabled.

Besides doing a force shutdown by holding the power button, is there a better way to shut down a Mac in this situation?

This is anonther example of when this might be needed.
There are two possible ways provided by OSX.


When you shutdown via menubar &#x2192; shut down, you get a one minute counter till shut down. That's enough time to disconnect your devices.

System Preferences &#x2192; Energy Saver &#x2192; Schedule