MacBook Concerns

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the fan in my computer is really loud, gets really hot and my computer dies really fast. what does that mean?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Oct 10, 2021 6:51 PM

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Answer 1

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Check the activity monitor app on your Mac to see what is using all of your resources. You can quit apps from there that are causing problems.

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Answer 2

do I clear it? if so do I clear the CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk or Network?

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If you quit the apps using your CPU, RAM, etc, then that will be freed up for different processes.

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How do I quit the apps?

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In the toolbar in activity monitor, there should be an octagon with a x in the center. Select the app you want to quit, then click the octagon.

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