Thanks for all the information folks, I took a shop vac to the MBA, trying not to suck the keys off the keyboard, and it actually seems to have helped. I thought it might’ve been dust and dirt buildup amongst other things and ,fingers crossed a good vacuuming seem to help a bit.
Hi,
I had an iMac from 2013 that could only run Catalina. That thing ran pretty slow even after a fresh install and I just assumed it was old hardware. The machine finally died after 10 years after a storm fried up the system. I gave it to someone who need a system since hers was out. In any event, I am suprizwed that the MBA from 2013 can even run mixer. I have an Intel Mac mini from 2018 which is still kicking but will have to desire what to do with it at some point after it no goes out of software support. I thought of turning it into a linux box, but not sure yet.
Matthew
Another possibility besides more resource intenvive software, is dust or link buildup in the venting areas. If you have a nearby Apple store, there is a good chance, that they will take the cover off the bak and blow out accumulated dirt in the system for free. If not, iFixIt should have the tools to open a Macbook, I believe they use a five pointed bolt head to prevent random folks from opening the case.
On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 1:23 PM 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries < [email protected]> wrote: Phil:
I still use my 2013 era Mac Air. I am fully updated to Big Sur, the
lates it seems there will ever be for those older machines.
I can easily get my Air into a situations where the fans are running
almost constantly. My solution is to minimize how many applications I
keep open on the Air. There's an old saying about software expanding to
take advantage of newer, more powerful hardware. I've always thought
those fans are illustrating that old principle.
Best,
Janina
Phil Halton writes:
> I have an older MacBook Air from 2013 that is exhibiting a heck of a lot of fan activity these days. I upgraded to a MacBook Pro with the M3 Pro chip and I???m very happy with it but I???m trying to put some use to the old air. Last night I reinstalled the operating system after doing some first aid through disc utility And there???s still fan activity as far as I can tell. I reinstalled Catalina. I did not do a full erase and clean install, only a reinstall of the OS. I???m wondering, any ideas why all this fan activity is it aging Hardware? Or is it some kind of Software problem, or even just data problems from years built up without ever erasing and reformatting. I???ll be glad to hear any ideas as to how I can bring this thing back to a reasonably good state of operation and if that means full of erasure and reinstall then I???d be willing to do that. Frankly I don???t see why this thing should be choking on itself the way it is. Thanks for any advice.
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