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   Empterdose (mrdos@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jun-2024 03:40:49 JST Empterdose

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs Could it be a failing battery rather than a software problem? I once knew an older (2014 model) MacBook Air that consistently died without warning once the battery was down to about 30%. One battery replacement later and it was fine again.

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     Jon Rowe (jonrowe@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jun-2024 04:31:47 JST Jon Rowe

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Could it be a battery health / calibration issue? Some of my older macs have that issue they go from 20% to 0 very quickly so the warning is never triggered

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     Fishy (trtmn@masto.trtmn.io)'s status on Thursday, 27-Jun-2024 04:33:37 JST Fishy

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Sounds like the battery might be old / have bad chemistry issues. You can check in system profiler to see how many charge cycles. I believe the system is supposed to warn at 5%, but if it’s not a chemistry issue, it could be estimating battery life incorrectly and may power down at random.

     You might also want to do a battery diagnostice with Apple Support.

     Cheers,
     Matt (Fishy) - Former Mac Genius :applelogo: