Macbook Air 2020 running hot since installing Monterey

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Macbook Air 2020 running hot since installing Monterey

After a short while of use the fans start up and stay on permenantly. Is anyone elses experiencing this problem? Are there any fixes? Shall i go back to Big Sur?

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Nov 28, 2021 2:30 AM

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PRP_53

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Nov 28, 2021 2:36 AM in response to macuseruk1

Open the Activity Monitor >> View >> View ALL processes. Look for unusual heavy CPU Usages by Process or Application name. Do the same in Memory tab.

You are looking for a Run Away Process or Application causing the excessive CPU / Memory usage causing the Fans to Ramp Up and stay on all the time.

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PRP_53

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Nov 28, 2021 4:21 AM in response to macuseruk1

Welcome.

Depending on how soon after the upGrade to Monterey the Fan Issue pressed itself - it could be normal as the computer is re-Indexing the entire drive and all the contents. If should, if all is normal, finish indexing after some hours or days depending on how much data is on the drive.

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macuseruk1 Author

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Nov 28, 2021 3:30 AM in response to PRP_53

Thanks for the info, i've never used Activity Monitor. Actually my fans stopped just after posting that question! When/if it happens again i'll check the activity.

Appreciate the help, thank you :)

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