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Q: MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) battery drain after upgrade El Capitan

Help... After upgrade to El Capitan my battery starts to drain fast...

 

any pointers to fix it?

 

thanks in advance...

MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Dec 19, 2015 6:17 AM

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Q: MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) battery drain after upgrade El Capitan

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  • by jason269,

    jason269 jason269 Dec 20, 2015 2:30 PM in response to AldoMira
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    Dec 20, 2015 2:30 PM in response to AldoMira

    Hi, AldoMira.  

     

    Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.  

     

    I understand that you have concerns with power consumption on your MacBook after updating.  I would need more information regarding your system specifications and usage patterns to provide a better answer.  However, here are some steps and guides that provide information on how to maximize battery life.  

     

    Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac

     

    Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity

     

    Maximizing Battery Life and Lifespan

     

    Cheers

  • by AldoMira,

    AldoMira AldoMira Dec 20, 2015 9:16 PM in response to jason269
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    Dec 20, 2015 9:16 PM in response to jason269

    hi jason269,

     

    i reset the SMC...

     

    Screen Shot 2015-12-21 at 11.41.59 AM.png

     

    is this normal???

     

    Screen Shot 2015-12-21 at 1.07.00 PM.png

     

    79% for 4 hours???? i lost 20% in two hours?

  • by jason269,

    jason269 jason269 Dec 21, 2015 6:11 AM in response to AldoMira
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    Dec 21, 2015 6:11 AM in response to AldoMira

    AldoMira,  

     

    Thank you for the follow-up and screenshots.  Without knowing your usage patterns or what processes you were using on your mac during that time frame, it is possible.  Were you able to go through all of the recommended information that I provided?  Have you noticed any improvement after the reset?  Let's check the health of your battery by going through the information in the article below.  

     

    Determining battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

  • by AldoMira,

    AldoMira AldoMira Dec 21, 2015 3:43 PM in response to jason269
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    Dec 21, 2015 3:43 PM in response to jason269

    Jason269,

     

    the article you posted is about taking screenshots...

     

    anyways...

     

    it continues to drain my battery while the laptop is in sleep... i left the office with 50%+ battery

    i open it this morning i only got 3% left....

     

    this is the screenshot of the battery information:

     

    Screen Shot 2015-12-22 at 7.36.20 AM.png

     

    is it posibble to revert back to yosemite?

  • by pinkstones,

    pinkstones pinkstones Dec 21, 2015 3:55 PM in response to AldoMira
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    Dec 21, 2015 3:55 PM in response to AldoMira

    You can't revert back to Yosemite unless you have a Time Machine backup from when you were last running that OS.  Otherwise, your only other option is to completely wipe the hard drive, restoring it to factory settings, and then upgrading your OS from whatever was installed on your computer when you bought it.  As it is, I don't think El Capitan is the reason for your battery's poor performance.  In one of your prior screenshots, you could plainly see that Firefox was using a significant amount of energy.  That includes battery life.  Perhaps you should use Safari for a while, just to see if the browser native to the OS you're running is a better bet.

  • by AldoMira,

    AldoMira AldoMira Dec 21, 2015 4:03 PM in response to pinkstones
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    Dec 21, 2015 4:03 PM in response to pinkstones

    hi pinkstones,

     

    since my laptop is new... i manually backup my files and its quite small as compared to timemachine 80GB backup...

    im willing to revert back in factory settings... but my question is reverting back to factory settings will improve my battery?

  • by pinkstones,

    pinkstones pinkstones Dec 21, 2015 4:09 PM in response to AldoMira
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    Dec 21, 2015 4:09 PM in response to AldoMira

    I don't know.  If there's a problem with the battery, which is entirely possible, it won't really matter what operating system you're using.  I was merely suggesting that perhaps using a less energy-intensive browser might be a simple and easy fix.

     

    Also, manually backing up your files is not the same as a full backup of your system.  You should be using Time Machine to backup your system.  External hard drives are relatively inexpensive.

  • by AldoMira,

    AldoMira AldoMira Dec 21, 2015 11:17 PM in response to pinkstones
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    Dec 21, 2015 11:17 PM in response to pinkstones

    still draining fast compare to the original OS X yosemite... i can use the laptop for a day or two without charging it same work load as now

    brackets for web coding + chrome or firefox (multi-tab) and other app like mail, slack etc...

     

    even now im using safari and it drains fast...im only limited using to 2 to 3 tabs... or else it will drain superfast...

  • by jason269,

    jason269 jason269 Dec 22, 2015 6:07 AM in response to AldoMira
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    Dec 22, 2015 6:07 AM in response to AldoMira

    AldoMira, 

     

    I apologize for including the wrong link, but thanks for including the system information screenshot anyway.  Your battery health looks fine and you have a low cycle count.  I believe the best option would be to reach out to us via phone for further troubleshooting. 

     

    Contact Apple for support and service