Check the battery discharge of applications.

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Update and confirm BIOS / Windows packages / drivers with the latest version on your laptop.

Please go to the corresponding instruction based on the current Windows operating system on your computer: To provide you more detailed instruction, you can also click ASUS Youtube video link below to know more about How to fix the short battery life problem Specification:MacBook Pro (13-inch, 256Gb, 2017)OS: Monterey Version 12.0 (21A5248p)CPU: i5-7360U CPU 2.30GHzIntegrated Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640Just to clarify, issues occurred on both Big Sur & Monterey.Troubleshooting - How to fix the short battery life problem But I had a hunch that MAAYBEEE it could be OneDrive, I've yo-yo'd from the App store version and the Original dmg, with the dmg providing better performance (I think this is more attributed to the App Store version being relatively new at the time & maybe some limitations which some with the AppStore version).Īnyways, lo and behold I uninstalled OneDrive and OMG, battery-life has more than doubled and my mac doesn't even get remotely warm when watching 4k60fps video or HQ AV1!!!!. Checking 'spindump', console & task Manager didn't point to any specific cause of this issue.

My MacBook pro constantly overheats when using Safari with all other programs quitted. 💖įor the past year or two (Since Big Sur), I've been plagued with poor battery-life and abysmal performance (The typical for Intel-based mac users). I'm actually quite shocked by how drastic the results of this where, I'd suggest some of you try it out if you're having issues and use OneDrive. I need OneDrive, so I will switch to the browser or PWA (Using 'Coherence X' or 'Unite'). Uninstalling OneDrive has resulted in VASTLY improved performance, thermal management & battery-life The use of Monterey or Big Sur did not have an effect on the issue.ĭmg or AppStore variant of Onedrive was irrespective of the issues I was facing OneDrive's resource utilisation doesn't show up on nearly all diagnostic tools (Activity monitor, console etc) OneDrive was causing all my issues with my Mac OneDrive causes serious performance issues & Battery drain!!!

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