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In this article, we'll look at common problems and 5 fixes for these MacBook and MacBook Pro battery problems.

How to Calibrate Your Older MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air Battery. Start by fully charging the Mac. Don't go by the battery menu. Instead, plug in the power adapter and charge the Mac until the light ring at the charging jack or the power adapter light turns green and the on-screen battery menu indicates a full charge.

Maximize the life and lifespan of the lithium-ion battery in your iPod, iPhone, iPad, or MacBook. Learn how to service and recycle it, too. To check the condition of your MacBook's battery, click on the battery icon in the menu bar. You will see one of four conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. When the battery is fully charged, the light on the MagSafe Power Adapter connector changes to green and the Battery icon in the menu bar indicates that the battery is charged. Allow the battery to rest in the fully charged state for two hours or longer. You can use your computer during this time as long as the power adapter is plugged in. To check the condition of your battery, first go to the Energy Saver system preferences and check the option to show the battery status in the menu bar (this should be enabled by default on most.

Why is my Mac battery draining so fast?

There can be a number of reasons. For example, different browsers consume different amounts of battery power.

In some cases, a recent upgrade to a new macOS can be the cause and therefore a temporary problem. It either stops doing this in its own time, or a new macOS patch/upgrade is sent through and once downloaded the problem goes away. It is known to happen around the time of new releases and is an issue many Mac owners anticipate.

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However, in other cases, the issue is less widespread and more localized. We cover five of the most common problems and fixes for Mac users, in particular MacBook owners who have suffered from a fast draining battery.

5 solutions for Mac battery problems

1. Check and change Battery Settings

In the top menu, where the battery appears, it’s always useful to switch usage to a statistics setting, so that you can clearly see how fast it's draining.

If you click on the battery, it will show which apps are using the most amount of power.

  1. From here, click on Open Energy Saver Preferences
  2. Within this you’ve got the option to put the hard disks to sleep and dim the display when a Mac is not connected to power.

2. Switch on Energy Saver

Always useful when trying to conserve battery power on any device, and it could be a lifesaver if you happen to be out without a power cord or plug.

  1. From the  Apple menu;
  2. Go to System Preferences > Energy Saver
  3. Now click on the Battery tab
  4. A slider should be on this screen: Switch Power Nap off, while sliding the scale along to ensure the screen goes dark after a reasonable amount of time when not being used, which should reduce battery drainage.

3. Find out what is using energy

When investigating a fast draining battery, it’s always useful to know what is using energy in the first place. To find out, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Applications;
  2. Click on Utilities > Activity Monitor;
  3. Activity Monitor will show what is taking up CPU and GPU;
  4. Giving you the ability to close anything that is clearly taking up too much battery power.

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4. Identify background apps

Behind the scenes, most Macs can run dozens of apps without us realizing it. Some of these could be running because we forgot about them. Others open during the startup sequence. And others, without us knowing it, could be malware or ransomware, or other viruses, either designed to steal data or steal processing power to mine cryptocurrency or even run remote DDoS attacks.

Now, clearly that sort of thing isn’t ideal and you won’t want apps running that drain power, steal data, or that use your Mac for something you aren't even aware. To solve these potential battery draining problems, we recommend taking the following steps:

  1. Download CleanMyMac X (for free, here)
  2. Click on Uninstaller
  3. It will run a scan of every app on your system: Either click to rest or safely uninstall everything you don't need or aren't aware of.

Also, click the Optimization tab in CleanMyMac. You’ll find the tool called Launch Agents.

It displays tiny background applications otherwise non visible to a user. This very often gets exploited by advertising scripts — a sure way to drain your battery power.

As you can see, these items can be easily switched off using the Disable button.

5. Adjust screen brightness

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The brightest lightbulbs consume more energy, same is true for your screen's lighting. In your Preferences, look up Displays settings and do a couple of tune-ups there. Make sure to tick 'Automatically adjust brightness' checkbox.

6. Clean up your Mac

Macs battery benefits from various forms of cleaning. Why? Because the cluttered hard drive uses more CPU resources. The more strain on CPU, the more it affects and eventually wears off your battery. There are dozens of pretty good tools to remove hidden junk from Mac but my personal favorite is CleanMyMac X. It's so enjoyable to use even for such a trivial operation as deleting junk files.

  1. Download CleanMyMac X — here 's a link to a free edition
  2. Click on the System Junk tab

As you can see, I was able to remove 18.9 GB worth of useless files: caches, broken downloads, localizations, etc.

Sit back and know that with a tidy Mac, with it free from all of the clutter of years of use — and a monitoring system in place to look after it — your battery should be operating at optimum levels again.

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All rechargeable batteries have a limited lifespan and may eventually need to be serviced or recycled. Your own battery’s lifespan will vary depending on how you use your device as well as the settings you choose for it.

Use Apple or an authorized service provider for service.

If you need to charge your battery more and more frequently, it might be time to service it. For products with built-in lithium-ion polymer batteries, the batteries should be serviced by Apple or an authorized service provider.

iPhone Owners

Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty includes service coverage for a defective battery. If it is out of warranty, Apple offers a battery service. Prices and terms may vary.

Apple Watch Owners

Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty (for Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport) and two-year warranty (for Apple Watch Edition) include service coverage for a defective battery. If it is out of warranty, Apple offers a battery service. Prices and terms may vary.

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iPad Owners

Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty includes service coverage for a defective battery. If it is out of warranty, Apple offers a battery service. Prices and terms may vary.

iPod Owners

Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 400 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty includes service coverage for a defective battery. If it is out of warranty, Apple offers a battery service. Prices and terms may vary.

MacBook Owners

Your battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 1000 complete charge cycles. The one-year warranty includes replacement coverage for a defective battery. Apple offers a battery replacement service for all MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro notebooks with built-in batteries.

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We’ll recycle your battery responsibly.

Putting any battery directly in the trash is dangerous for the environment and for those who live in it. By servicing your Apple batteries only through Apple or an Apple authorized service provider, you can be sure they’ll be recycled with respect for the earth. You can recycle your entire device with us, battery included — you might even qualify for a credit to use toward a new Apple product.