Macbook Pro Running Hot Recently

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Macbook Pro Running Hot Recently

Basically my 2015 13" Macbook has been running very warm recently. I've uninstalled all software I don't regularily use, and even cleaned the fan to make sure its not clogged. Yet it still idle's at around 50-60 degrees, and jumps to 90-100 at the slightest load. I'm not super familar with Mac's so is there any more info I can/should post here?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Aug 10, 2018 5:25 AM

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leroydouglas

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Aug 10, 2018 9:23 AM in response to tnuki

for thermal management

Try resetting the SMC http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964

1 Choose Apple menu > Shut Down.

2 After your Mac shuts down, press Shift-Control-Option on the left side of the built-in keyboard, then press the power button at the same time. Hold these keys and the power button for 10 seconds.

3 If you have a MacBook Pro with Touch ID, the Touch ID button is also the power button.

4 Release all keys.

5 Press the power button again to turn on your Mac.

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Allan Jones

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Aug 13, 2018 10:08 AM in response to tnuki

Do you have anti-virus software or so-called "cleaning" apps installed? They are high on the list of suspects in cses of hot running when fan issues are elimiated.

There is one fan issue you need to check. Do these temps happen with the computer on a hard desk surface with no object near the back of the computer? Most modern MBPs "breathe" through the hinge area. If this is blocked even partially temps will rise.

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tnuki Author

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Aug 13, 2018 10:11 AM in response to Allan Jones

I have Malwarebytes and CCleaner installed, but I think thats it. I also keep my Macbook pretty far away from the wall when it's on my desk, that's more because my eyes arn't too good when it sits further away though.

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Allan Jones

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Aug 13, 2018 10:37 AM in response to tnuki

CCleaner isn't helping. I'd try getting dumping it.

If you are not sure what else is lurking, you can post a snapshot of your system configuration. Fortunately there is a safe and secure way to do that.

A respected and long-serving member of these communities has created a simple utility that will take that "snapshot" of your configuration without revealing any sensitive information about you and your computer. It only runs when you tell it to, not in the background, and therefore creates no performance penalties. It is Etrecheck, and is available here:

http://etrecheck.com/

Run it and, when its results display, select "Report" from the left-hand pane (scroll down), then click Etrecheck's "Share Report" icon followed by "Copy Report" from the resulting dropdown. Paste the entire report into a response to your own thread here. It will often allow us to quickly identify or eliminate software as the problem.

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tnuki Author

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Aug 13, 2018 10:45 AM in response to Allan Jones

Alright here's the report, thanks for the help I appreciate it.

EtreCheck version: 4.3.6 (4D041)

Report generated: 2018-08-13 13:42:31

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 3:12

Performance: Good

Problem: No problem - just checking

Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

Time Machine backup out-of-date - The last Time Machine backup is over 10 days old.

Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.

Small backup drive - Time Machine backup drive is too small.

Unsigned files - There are unsigned software file installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro12,1

1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-5257U) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM - Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1867 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1867 ok

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 406

Video Information:

Intel Iris Graphics 6100 - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD

Drives:

disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0128G 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x4 Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 121.12 GB

disk1s1 - N****o (APFS) 121.12 GB (92.01 GB used)

disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] 121.12 GB (42 MB used)

disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] 121.12 GB (1.04 GB used)

disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] 121.12 GB (3.22 GB used)

disk3 - Disk Image 37 MB (Disk Image)

External Disk Image

disk3s1 [Partition Map] 32 KB

disk3s2 - S***m (HFS+) 37 MB

Mounted Volumes:

disk1s1 - N****o 121.12 GB (24.68 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /

Encrypted

disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 121.12 GB (24.68 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /private/var/vm

disk3s2 - S***m 37 MB (28 MB free)

HFS+

Mount point: /private/tmp/com.bitdefender.dmg/dmg.AG8azg

Network:

Interface en0: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

One IPv4 address

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)

Time since boot: About 3 days

System Load: 1.78 (1 min ago) 1.98 (5 min ago) 2.13 (15 min ago)

Security:

System	Status
Gatekeeper	Mac App Store and identified developers
System Integrity Protection	Enabled

Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.virtualbox.startup.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh restart