my battery drains with Mavericks!!
Since yesterday when I installed Mavericks, my battery drains really fast!! What can I do?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Since yesterday when I installed Mavericks, my battery drains really fast!! What can I do?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Wait for Spotlight indexing to finish. It may take an hour or a few, depending on how many files you have.
Once it finishes your battery life will have improved.
If you still think it's not performing as expected, post back for more troubleshooting steps.
Hi all,
I have a MacBook Pro i7, 2.2 GHz late 2011. I was using OS X Lion, having a battery life of 6-7 hours while surfing the web. I did 2 things:
1. Upgraded the RAM, from 4 Gb to 8 Gb (from Kingston); After that I saw a slight improvement in the performance, because I was using SWAP a little;
2. After one day, I upgraded to Mavericks.
Now my battery lasts about 4-5 hours on Safari. Indeed it was indexing all the stuff but I think this process is done. Also I find the OS a little bit sluggish compared to Lion.
Any ideas what is wrong? Can it be the new RAM? I will still wait a few days to see if the problem doesn't dissappear.
Like Maxim, i have the same problem.
My MacBook Pro lasted like 7-8 hours with ML and now, after Mavericks, the battery is "draining".. 4 to 5 hours is what i get. I've rebooted a lot, let it index all the files but still..
If you have any ideas, let us know.. Help us! 🙂
Also have the same issue with MBA 13 inch mid 13. used to be 13 h now it's less than 5, The battery also drains while the computer is off. After a recharging cykle I still have the same issue.
Well after Spotight finally indexed my files, I still have the issue with the battery. Help me!!
Launch Activity Monitor and post a screenshot resembling the following:
Activity Monitor is in your Utilities folder.
Be sure to select the Energy tab and sort by Avg Energy Impact as shown.
Google Chrome is the cause of your rapid battery depletion. Uninstall it and use a browser written by a company that knows how to develop for OS X. Google does not qualify. Use Safari or Firefox. Both run well on Mavericks.
There is another process called maccleanse that may be a contributing factor. Uninstall it. Such junk is unnecessary and can only cause problems.
Generally open Activity Monitor (search in Spotlight) and look for programs consuming much energy under the Energy tab. (You can also see such if you click the battery-indicator in the menu bar by the clock.) Quit those programs and restart them and if it does not help, then try running another program if that is an option. I had this problem that my new MBA had the battery drained in about 2 hours thanks to Numbers 3 (the new version). Restarting helped.
yet another reason on top of the pile why I dont use Chrome. 😐
Your screenshots reveal a striking difference.
I have no idea why Google can't seem to get it right, but don't just use Firefox instead, make sure you completely uninstall Chrome according to Google's instructions. Unless it is completely uninstalled, Google's multitude of processes will continue to affect your Mac's performance.
Chrome scatters many components throughout your system which very likely contributes to its inefficiency. Firefox does not do that.
so i dont think is just a problem with Chrome.
It IS a problem with Chrome, Ive done some testing on same on macbook Air and Pro on Mavericks.
Its Chrome. 😐
Have you got any suggestions for me please?
my battery drains with Mavericks!!