My Macbooks battery performance has gotten worse after a year since purchase

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My Macbooks battery performance has gotten worse after a year since purchase

Since a month or so the battery of my Macbook 14inch 2021 suddenly drains much faster. At the moment my battery is already around 30% after 3-4 hours, which was not the case before. When I click on my battery it says "high power consumption" and points to InDesign (see image), even though my InDesign app is not open. I do not know if this might be the problem, but it always mentions InDesign even when I am not using the app. Does somebody know how to get rid off this? Or what else might be the problem?

Thank you in advance!

MacBook Pro 14″, 13.2

Posted on Apr 23, 2023 1:30 PM

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Allan Jones

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Apr 23, 2023 5:13 PM in response to carolienads

Welcome!

A known issue is having anti-virus and so-called "cleaning" apps installed. Both can significantly reduced battery runtime. Client-side VPNs, the ones touted in TV adverts all evening long, may also negatively affect runtime.

The Adobe CS apps are heavy-duty and can be expected to stress the battery when open, but I do not believe that they should continue use energy once you quit them. Do any Adobe processes show up in Activity Monitor? To get a full picture of things running in the background, Activity Monitor's "View" setting must be set to "All Processes."

View energy consumption in Activity Monitor on Mac - Apple Support

View information about Mac processes in Activity Monitor - Apple Support

Have you looked in Abode's user forums to see if the "run-on" advisory in battery status is something others have experienced? That might be worth yoru time.

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