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Q: New Macbook Retina 12 inch Battery drain in sleep mode

I have a problem with a brand-new Macbook 2015 Retina. Running El Captain 10.11.2. When I close the lid to enable sleep mode the battery drain to almost nothing in the morning if the power cord is not kept in overnight. I have checked my power saving settings, and they are as they should be - disable hd when can etc. Any ideas? Never had any issues on my Macbook Air 11".

MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Jan 10, 2016 8:43 PM

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Q: New Macbook Retina 12 inch Battery drain in sleep mode

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  • by bryan.vance,

    bryan.vance bryan.vance Jan 10, 2016 9:22 PM in response to GeoMacbook46
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    Jan 10, 2016 9:22 PM in response to GeoMacbook46

    Why are you not shutting it down if you are finished for the night?

    The battery will always discharge if it is on (even in sleep mode)

  • by GeoMacbook46,

    GeoMacbook46 GeoMacbook46 Jan 10, 2016 9:30 PM in response to bryan.vance
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    Jan 10, 2016 9:30 PM in response to bryan.vance

    I guess it's more just being used to doing it that way. I have had pretty much every mac that has been released and have never experienced drain in sleep mode. My concern was that the drain seems to be excessive. On a Macbook Pro shutting the lid I can get days if not more than a week of standby. I have a habit of just flipping open the lid from time to time to check mail etc.

    The alternative is of course to turn off the machine completely. Still feel though that I should get less of a drain than I currently am getting.

     

    Thanks for the reply though. Much appreciated.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 11, 2016 10:18 AM in response to GeoMacbook46
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    Jan 11, 2016 10:18 AM in response to GeoMacbook46

    Please test after taking each of the following steps that you haven't already tried.

    1. If any wired peripherals are connected, disconnect them.

    2. Turn off first Bluetooth, then Wi-Fi. If an Ethernet cable is connected, disconnect it.

    3. If your model supports Power Nap, turn it off.

    4. Reset the SMC.

  • by GeoMacbook46,

    GeoMacbook46 GeoMacbook46 Jan 12, 2016 11:20 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 12, 2016 11:20 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Many thanks for the tips!

     

    -Have nothing connected what so ever except the power cable.

    -Bluetooth off -don"t use use it. Have turned off wifi, although wifi should turn itself off in sleep mode?

    -Powernap off

    -SMC reset done. Doesn't seem to help

     

    Seems like a few people are having the same issue. I'm thinking that this may be an OS issue? Thank you for taking the time.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 14, 2016 7:42 AM in response to GeoMacbook46
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    Jan 14, 2016 7:42 AM in response to GeoMacbook46

    The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.

    If you bought the product in the U.S. directly from Apple (not from a reseller), you have 14 days from the date of delivery in which to exchange or return it for a refund. In other countries, the return policy may be different. If you bought from a reseller, its return policy applies.