Does a Macbook stop charging automatically when the battery is full?

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Does a Macbook stop charging automatically when the battery is full?

Hello there,

I have a Macbook Pro 13' mid 2014 and and was wondering if the charging stopped automatically when the battery is compeltely full,

my previous Macbook's battery died twice in the space of 3 and a half years

so I was wondering if I was wrongly assuming for several years that the battery stopped charging automatically

Thank you!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 6:44 PM

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FoxFifth

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Apr 25, 2015 7:04 PM in response to coralieab

Yes. It will not overcharge. The most common recommendation is to avoid deeply discharging the battery if possible and to try to use it a minimum of one cycle total per month -- i.e., don't always use it plugged in. Examples of a full cycle would be to discharge it to 50% twice or 25% 4 times or any other combination that adds up to approximately 100%.

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