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Battery worse on macOS Big Sur

My battery is draining faster on macOS Big Sur than on macOS Catalina.

Does anyone know why? - MacBook Air (2018)

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 15, 2020 8:26 AM

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Posted on Nov 15, 2020 9:22 AM

Likely something running the background. When you do a major OS upgrade, spotlight will reindex your internal storage and that can take a few days.

See how apps affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature and fan activity – Apple Support

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Nov 15, 2020 9:22 AM in response to Jari_Opsomer

Likely something running the background. When you do a major OS upgrade, spotlight will reindex your internal storage and that can take a few days.

See how apps affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature and fan activity – Apple Support

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