Overheating from Light Web-browsing and streaming from iTunes

The article already linked talks about vents. The vent most people fail to appreciate is the exhaust vent. Hot air has to escape as well and, on a MacBook Pro, that happens along the hinge area in the back. I don't let anything within three inches (75mm) of the hinge. That is the area too often overlooked when check for blocked vents.

"Light browsing" is approaching meaningless phrase status. Most web pages are using more resources than ever before. All those animated ads and videos take a toll. Some web pages can cause overheating if simply left open in a background tab or window. I can produce that on demand with the Amazon home page.

If you are running anti-virus or so-called "cleaning" apps, they wil increase the workload needlessly and, in the process, increase temps.

Does it affect my battery's lifespan/durability?

The battery is not the worry. If heat cooks a component on the logic board, you have to replace the entire board.

Hi KingGeminiCole,

Thanks for trying those steps so far to isolate this issue.

Try going to Activity Monitor to see what's having a high energy impact:

View energy consumption in Activity Monitor on Mac

Try starting into safe mode and see if you experience a similar issue:

Start up your Mac in safe mode

Let us know what that looks like.

Best of luck.

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

Hi KingGeminiCole,

It sounds like you're having concerns about overheating and we can help.

Here are tips you can follow to keep your Mac in acceptable temperatures:

Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures

Are you hearing the fan come on? Is your Mac showing an error or exhibiting a performance issue?

About fans and fan noise in your Apple product

Let us know if that helps.

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