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Macbook Air only works when plugged in. Shows 'charging' lightning bolt, but battery percentage stays at 4%. Dies as soon as it's unplugged.

The little light on the charger isn't illuminating. Started suddenly yesterday and now as soon as I unplug the mac it dies. Plug it back in and it'll say 'charging' at anywhere from 1'5%, but the percentage never actually grows.

Is there a way to determine if it's the charger or the battery that's being problematic?

MacBook Air

Posted on Feb 21, 2022 1:39 PM

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Posted on Feb 21, 2022 2:05 PM

Various points of portable Mac battery use and maintenance

are sectionalized & covered within this article to fair extent..


• Get help with your Mac notebook battery - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT204054


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Macbook Air only works when plugged in. Shows 'charging' lightning bolt, but battery percentage stays at 4%. Dies as soon as it's unplugged.

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