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cbayer

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10. One other thing I discovered while trying to address this is that

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 21, 2013, 07:21 PM

Aug 2013

you can have things running in background which can be eating up drive and heating things up. Google Earth is a big one.

You can see what's running in the Activity Monitor. Worth taking a look.

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Well...I thnk my MacBook (almost 9 years old) [View all] nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 OP

Installed a temp sensing software nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #1

I might have fixed it, with Fan Control nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #2

You might be onto something with the temperature thing. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #3

I used an utility to increase the fan nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #8

I use my old macbook sitting on top of frozen ice packs, otherwise it overheats and crashes. Voice for Peace Aug 2013 #20

It was terminal nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Aug 2013 #4

The drive with the instant backups runs nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #6

Right now loading the time machine backup nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #18

I had the same problem and it just got worse and worse. cbayer Aug 2013 #5

It's connected and the battery is new nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #7

One other thing I discovered while trying to address this is that cbayer Aug 2013 #10

Always a good thing nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #14

Did you try pouring wine on it? NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #9

You area regular riot!! BTW, what have you done with LG? cbayer Aug 2013 #11

LG? I'm looking for a shack for us in Half Moon Bay... NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #12

Hey, that's a great little harbor. cbayer Aug 2013 #13

Wine? Sherman A1 Aug 2013 #15

I do not know if you have access to a PX nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #19

Well, Best Buy nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #16

It was lethal nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #17