Q: Battery life suddenly terrible. Late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina

I used to rant and rave of how great the battery life on my Macbook Pro Retina is. I only have 105 cycle counts. Suddenly out of nowhere (since updating to 10.10.3), my computer won't even last more than 2 hours on a full charge. I have no idea how this suddenly is happening, but it's beyond frustrating. I can't even sit through a whole meeting using nothing but a word document application without it going dead.

Does any one know what's going on, or why this is happening? Any one experiencing the same thing.

I have reset the PRAM, and the SMC, and nothing has helped.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), 8GB Ram

Posted on May 12, 2015 9:04 AM

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by OGELTHORPE,

OGELTHORPE May 12, 2015 9:21 AM in response to mckennatech
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May 12, 2015 9:21 AM in response to mckennatech

Try resetting the startup disk:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204417

Ciao.
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mckennatech May 12, 2015 10:05 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
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May 12, 2015 10:05 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

Didn't help. Not sure why you think that would help either?
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OGELTHORPE May 12, 2015 11:45 AM in response to mckennatech
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May 12, 2015 11:45 AM in response to mckennatech

Apologies, I was thinking of something else.

Run Apple diagnostics:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18765?locale=en_US

Open System Information>Power and post this from your MBP:
(make certain that the charger is connected)
Ciao.
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by Linc Davis,

Linc Davis May 12, 2015 4:29 PM in response to mckennatech
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May 12, 2015 4:29 PM in response to mckennatech

Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity - Apple Support
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mckennatech May 12, 2015 4:38 PM in response to Linc Davis
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May 12, 2015 4:38 PM in response to Linc Davis

I am well aware that obviously some apps affect performance. However I do the same things every day on my computer at work and nothing has changed. Except suddenly my battery is terrible. Doesn't make sense.
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Linc Davis May 12, 2015 4:43 PM in response to mckennatech
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May 12, 2015 4:43 PM in response to mckennatech

That's a link. Please click it and follow the instructions.
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by A. Nony Mouse,

A. Nony Mouse May 12, 2015 4:48 PM in response to mckennatech
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May 12, 2015 4:48 PM in response to mckennatech

Hold down the option key while clicking on the battery icon on the top right corner. This will tell you the condition of the battery. It'll probably say "Normal" or "Replace Soon."

If it says "Normal", run Apple Diagnostics on your battery. If it says "Replace Soon", replace it at your earliest convenience.

Either way, you'll have to take it to Genius at some point.
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