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Any solutions to a problem with overheating and fan noise after upgrading a MacBook pro from Catalina to Big Sur?
MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11
I had this problem - with an 2017 MacBook air 500 GB SSD and 4GB memory....
There was a process "secd" which was running constantly....and the fan was running even when I was simply opening and browsing websites.........what I did to stop the fan was
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Then signed out of iCloud. Instructions are here :- HT208242
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Then rebooted the machine and the fan hasn't run since and everything else is operating as one would expect.
Bizarre but that's what worked for me....
Go to top left Apple menu --> About this Mac ---> Software Update. Download and install any updates.
The same problem after upgrade to Big Sur. No apps are running and fan makes noise.
MacBook Pro (16 Zoll, 2019)
Do you mind giving step-by-step instructions please? Where is the version directory?
Can I uninstall / disable Spotlight? It is generally more annoying than helpful, anyway.
correction this was NOT helpful. I cannot find HELPER or activity monitor or google chrome, can't UNLIKE.
I used taylor_needs_help suggestion to quit Google Chrome Helper directly from Activity monitor and it fixed the issue immediately. Good luck!
Thank you for posting! This worked for me.
fan noise after upgrade to Big Sur
