So today I left my macbook air 2020 intel in the freezer because it was overheating and I left it in for 1hour instead of 2minutes any tips on wat i can do? (I need answers quickly)
My MacBook air shades an intel i3
I NEED ANSWERS VERY QUICK BECAUSE THIS IS URGENT
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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.2
zeno226 wrote:
so basically the story is that i was using my macbook (in the sun because it is sunny literally everywhere in my house) and it was getting concerningly hot so i decided to put it in the freezer for 2minutes but i did not take it out because I forgot it in there because I went to get some groceries, but when I got back it was extremely cold so I took it out hairdriered it for about 4-5minutes and let it dry with its back off (now currently happening).
I am planning to keep it in one place for 1 day to dry where there is no sunlight just dry air. And if I should do anything else please inform me. And no not technically water but condensation is what i meant.
Condensation is water and it will destroy any electronics such as a computer. Your computer needs to be examined by an authorized service center. Do not be surprised if they tell you the computer can not be repaired due to the water damage.
zeno226 wrote:
so basically the story is that i was using my macbook (in the sun because it is sunny literally everywhere in my house) and it was getting concerningly hot so i decided to put it in the freezer for 2minutes but i did not take it out because I forgot it in there because I went to get some groceries, but when I got back it was extremely cold so I took it out hairdriered it for about 4-5minutes and let it dry with its back off (now currently happening).
I am planning to keep it in one place for 1 day to dry where there is no sunlight just dry air. And if I should do anything else please inform me. And no not technically water but condensation is what i meant.
Condensation is water and it will destroy any electronics such as a computer. Your computer needs to be examined by an authorized service center. Do not be surprised if they tell you the computer can not be repaired due to the water damage.
Stop trying to dry it with a hair dryer. Make sure it's turned off, put it in a warm, dry place with no direct sunlight and the screen open and just leave it to dry naturally for a couple of days and hope for the best. You need to be patient - you can't really increase the drying rate and using a hairdryer might cause more harm than good by driving moisture into areas which aren't naturally ventilated.
When you turn it on try it without a mains adapter first. If it doesn't turn on even with the adapter then take it to Apple for them to see if they can fix it.
condensation... so... water.
You may have completely destroyed it.
Let it sit for a couple of days. If it doesn't work after that, it's most likely time for a new Mac.
Take it out and let it acclimate to its environment. Don't do that again.
Wait, water?
How did that happen?
Tell us "the rest of the story".
It's not a good idea for water to get into a Mac. Taking it out of the freezer may have caused condensation to form inside, which is the same thing as letting water into it.
FYI a properly functioning Mac does not overheat. If they get too hot they will shut themselves down.
so basically the story is that i was using my macbook (in the sun because it is sunny literally everywhere in my house) and it was getting concerningly hot so i decided to put it in the freezer for 2minutes but i did not take it out because I forgot it in there because I went to get some groceries, but when I got back it was extremely cold so I took it out hairdriered it for about 4-5minutes and let it dry with its back off (now currently happening).
I am planning to keep it in one place for 1 day to dry where there is no sunlight just dry air. And if I should do anything else please inform me. And no not technically water but condensation is what i meant.
Also my macbook is not turning on.
So any other tips on what I could do?
By the way, I used a hairdryer to try to get the water out. Was this a good idea?
MacBook Air left in freezer for too long
