MacBook Pro slightly warm when asleep

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I have an issue I can't resolve. When My MacBook Pro 16 2019 is asleep the bottom on the Mac is very slightly warm. The fans are off and the screen is off so you would think it was asleep. But the base is warm. I've turned off power nap etc and handoff and closed all my apps. Last night I left it on sleep overnight instead of tuning off and this morning the battery was flat from around 40%.


Any ideas what I can try.


Rob

Posted on Feb 2, 2022 12:32 AM

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Posted on Feb 2, 2022 6:41 PM

Hello RobertAlonMonks,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that your MacBook Pro is warm when asleep.


We recommend starting with resetting the SMC since this might be a power-related issue. Check out How to reset the SMC of your Mac.


If the same occurs after resetting the SMC, there may be a process that is still running while your MacBook Pro is asleep. Try starting in safe mode by following the guidance in How to use safe mode on your Mac, then letting your Mac go to sleep to test. The directions in that article can walk you through what to do if the issue does or does not also occur in safe mode.


Take care.

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Feb 2, 2022 6:41 PM in response to RobertAlonMonks

Hello RobertAlonMonks,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that your MacBook Pro is warm when asleep.


We recommend starting with resetting the SMC since this might be a power-related issue. Check out How to reset the SMC of your Mac.


If the same occurs after resetting the SMC, there may be a process that is still running while your MacBook Pro is asleep. Try starting in safe mode by following the guidance in How to use safe mode on your Mac, then letting your Mac go to sleep to test. The directions in that article can walk you through what to do if the issue does or does not also occur in safe mode.


Take care.

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