Battery draining completely overnight while laptop is closed and power nap option off

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Battery draining completely overnight while laptop is closed and power nap option off

Hi there,

I noticed last week that my laptop drained completely overnight while it was closed, not shutdown but closed and sleeping. I often leave my laptop plugged in so I hadn't noticed. I checked online and the advice was to go into System Preferences, Battery and uncheck Enable Power Nap while on battery power. I did this and also in Battery Schedule I set it to sleep automatically at 01:00 just in case it wasn't going into sleep when I close the laptop.

I didn't think about it again but last night I didn't leave my laptop plugged in, my batter was almost full when I shut it - and this morning it couldn't start until I plugged it in.

I'm now a little worried that my laptop is being used remotely. Or that there is something wrong with the battery. Or that despite being closed and scheduled to sleep the laptop is not doing this.

This morning I changed my password.

My laptop is a 2019 macbook prom Mac OS Big Sur 11.2.3

Any advice or insight anyone can give on this would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks

Posted on Apr 12, 2021 3:11 AM

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1ssmith

Community Specialist

Apr 13, 2021 6:45 AM in response to clickitty

Hello Clickitty,

It sounds like you are experiencing battery drain issues while your device is sleeping. We understand how important this is to you and we are here to help.

It is highly unlikely your Mac is being used remotely while it is sleeping.

First let's review this article: If your Mac battery runs out of charge quickly

Next, let's reset the SMC using this article: How to reset the SMC of your Mac

Once that is complete, test to see if the issue persists. If it doesn't can you provide additional details? When did you first notice this? Are any applications still open? Also, are you able to shutdown your computer at night?

Cheers!

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