MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB 8TB Overheating

hassanpasha wrote:

Turns out it was actually ICloud I turned it off and the issue went away. Is there a way for it to stop taking alot of CPU ?

FileProvider daemon is the background process that provides files, such as for update=ing the files stored on iCloud. If you have a lot of stuff stored on iCloud, they may need to be updated and this could cause a lot of activity there. I agree with TheLittles that too much stuff is now stored on your iCloud account.

The long-term solution is not to turn iCloud OFF, but to get most files off iCloud and back to local storage ONLY. Then use local Disk-based backups, such as Time machine backups, to avoid losing them in case of problems on your computer.

hassanpasha Said:

"MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB 8TB Overheating: Turns out it was actually ICloud I turned it off and the issue went away. Is there a way for it to stop taking alot of CPU ?”

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Use iCloud Drive Infrequently:

With an 8TB drive, I’m sure much is uploading in the background . So, enable iCloud Drive every-so-often. Just don’t keep it enabled 100% of the time. You can have GBs of data in an iCloud Plan, and to upload many GBs would put a load of stress on the CPU.

<<Targus USB-C DV4K >>

the first links I found that match that description say the dock supports 1,000 M bits/sec, not faster.

¿do you have an exact model number or a link to the specs for your dock?

<<. out of the box we have mds_store creating child processes and consuming up to 300% cpu >>

mds and mdworker are the tasks that do the heavy lifting to create the Spotlight index (used for extremely rapid searches) and the File system Event Store (the Index of recently modified files, used for rapid backups). That is completely expected on EVERY NEW and newly-installed Mac and will subside in less than a day of not sleeping and not too busy time.

Once that activity subsides, THEN you can judge whether this Mac is getting too hot or not performing well.

That adapter can run at 1 Gigabit or 2.5 Gigabit speeds, PROVIDED the equipment you are connecting it to can also support those speeds. if it can not make a 2.5 G bits/sec connection, older MacOS used to just not connect. Sonoma may adjust to a slower, workable speed for you.

That adapter probably will not connect to equipment that supports ONLY 100 M bits/sec, because the modulation is different.

Cables must have all 8 conductors present, and be category 5 or better with no sub-standard patch cables. Cables can't be as long as for slower speeds.

are you running any third-party virus scanners or a VPN you installed yourself?

hassanpasha Said:

"MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB 8TB Overheating: Here is a picture of the activity monitor"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

Activity Monitor is Corrupt:

"255.2" way overrules the percentage of the CPU. So, expand that column to show what the name of that process it.

Screenshot:

<<. its not able to get the 1.2gb hard wired connection as well >>

If you mean a USB-C Ethernet connections, what make and model interface are you using?

System Preferences > Network

packets going to the Internet will be sent only over the TOPMOST, Working interface shown in the list of networks,

if Ethernet adapter status is not working, it will not be used.

if Ethernet adapter is not TOPMOST, another interface will be used instead.

hassanpasha Said:

"MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB 8TB Overheating: I think its one drive that might be causing it"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

One Drive is a Microsoft Product.

So, Find the location of this item:

Look for this file using: FindAnyFile app. Then...

1. Hold Down: "control" key
2. Click: Get Info
3. View: Where
4. Report back the location.

Activity Monitor does not report the first running process as using nearly 100 percent unless it is so.

When you launch a Python task, the MacOS process that shows as using CPU is your Terminal process. 99.9 percent of a CPU suggests you either are still doing a Lot in Python, or your installation did not complete, or you launched something in Terminal that is still running hard.

hassanpasha Said:

"MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB 8TB Overheating: Hey all I just got the new MacBook m3 Max 16 in w/ 128gb and 8TB of storage. Right off the back it started to get hot just downloading PyCharm and python anyone else having this issue? Also for some reason its not able to get the 1.2gb hard wired connection as well"

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Troubleshooting an Overheating Mac:

RAM Consumption being the Culprit:

As for these apps, they may be consuming lost of RAM. So, view the Activity Monitor, seeing what is consuming the most of it, and close whatever it may be. More on Activity Monitor: Activity Monitor User Guide - Apple Support.  See an ancient post of mine that is of relevance: News Streaming Sites Consuming Lots of RAM ( >4GB) - Apple Sommunity

hassanpasha Said:

"MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB 8TB Overheating: Here is a picture of the activity monitor: This is what I see. Do you know what this is ?"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

About this Process and How to End:

Seems to be a big issue. So, you need to find it, and then end it. See this Google Search Query: "launchd (1)" site:discussions.apple.com

Where to Go: How can I stop com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.folabs.proremote): - Apple Community

Grant Bennet-Alder Said:

“Activity Monitor reports the processing power based on 100 percent as all of ONE CPU. Seeing numbers over 100 is alarming, but does not indicate Activity Monitor is damaged or correct, it means you are using ALL the processing power of more than 2.5 of you several CPUs, which a really a lot and is almost never seen.”

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Like I said: “255.2” way overrules the percentage of the CPU. And being almost never seen is what makes this seem out of wack. And I’m not so certain I recall a Mac having multiple processors.

So, keep keep an eye on it.