My mac is running hot

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My mac is running hot

When idling or even lid closed, mac is running hot indicating it's not sleeping and there are some processes running

activity monitor shows three processes always on top for CPU Time

mds_stores
mediaanalysisd
something simmiar media scan but can't find it right now because i just rebooted

How can I determine if mac is really sleeping when lid is closed? I tried pinging it but it doesn't respond for some reason even when running due to this problem i cant ping my mac - Apple Community

Thanks

i'm on macOS Sequoia 15.1 with a Intel based macbook pro

Posted on Nov 18, 2024 10:44 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 19, 2024 7:12 AM in response to jarmier290

<< How can I determine if mac is really sleeping when lid is closed? >>

you can get most of the way there by holding the caps-lock key until it lights, then choose Sleep off the Apple menu.

If the light goes out, your Mac is actually sleeping. if not, lid closed will be no different.

Activity Monitor (all processes) Energy pane shows a column that indicates "Prevents Sleep"

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Answer 2

Nov 19, 2024 8:15 AM in response to jarmier290

Did you click to Sort on the "Prevents sleep" column, to be sure there were no others?

If no others, then we would expect that when you say sleep, it will sleep, unless the lid angle sensor is not working properly..

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jarmier290 Author

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Nov 19, 2024 8:20 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Yes I sorted by that column, there is only one process.

Nothing happens when i hold caps lock, it enables it and lights up but there is no menu

I can only click apple logo in top left and select Sleep

it turns off the screen and there are no lights on. i will try this method. thanks.

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Answer 4

kaz-k

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Nov 19, 2024 3:21 AM in response to jarmier290

Hi,

ping is working, at least my local network with Sequoia 15.1.

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Answer 5

jarmier290 Author

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Nov 19, 2024 8:15 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

only WindowServer has that column Yes.

the third process is medianalysisid-access

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