How To Fix Laptop Overheating


Laptop is designed in such a way that it withstands over heating , but due to some circumstances we face overheating in Mac Book too. Overheating is a concerning factor which must be addressed in the earlier stages as it would lead to factors such as an overall low performance and damages the battery life of the system on the long run. If you are a windows user then understanding the components and concepts which governs the working of the system helps in maintenance and usage of laptop much simpler. Rentla which is a laptop rental company in chennai . By Rentla's technical analysis would help you easily gain the solution to your issue of overheating.

Reasons for overheating:

1. Overload on CPU;

when the Mac’s processor core are being overloaded the system eventually gets heated and slows down. For example, usage of multiple apps and software would build pressure over the processor leading it to struggle to function.

2. External Temperature;

As per the Apple technical support the Mac Book but work at 50F to 95F ( 10C to 35C) temperature. When a system is does not function under this temperature it would eventually overheat the system. For example, using Mac Book on a hot summer afternoon inside a car will significantly heaten up the system.

3. Ventilation;

The in-built fan vents are designed to reduce heating over the system and optimises the temperate . If we position the system where the vents are sealed (on a bed) or if the vents are unclean and clogged due to dust the system over heats.

4. Background apps;

There are certain unused or frozen applications which are secretly running in the background which builds pressure in the processor core without our knowledge leading to the issue of over heating.

How to safeguard from overheating:

1) Close Multiple Tabs

Stop using multiple tabs as it will bring burden to the processors core and slows down its performance leading to overheating. Constantly checking on the background running software and clearing unwanted application would prevent system from over heating.


2) Quit high resource application;

Applications which uses a lot of resources causes more heat. These can be identified and closed by the help of Activity Monitor.

  1. Open Activity Monitor in Applications > Utilities, and select the CPU section.
  2. Click % CPU to sort by CPU usage.
  3. If you see anything using a lot of CPU, double-click it, and click Quit.


3)Clear Unnecessary file:

Unwanted junk files is indeed a threat which silently affects the performance and over heats the system. These junk files stores up as an additional set of data which the processor core has to work upon creating more heat. You can manually delete this cache’s by;

  1. Press Cmd + Space to bring up Spotlight. Type ~/Library/Caches, then select the Caches folder.
  2. Look through the Caches folders and delete folders to clear the cache for particular apps.


4) Avoid overexposed to direct sunlight: Avoid using your Mac Book under direct sunlight and external temperature rapidly increases the overall temperature of the system. If you are in sunny atmosphere and your Mac Book freezes or doesn’t respond try moving toa shady area or let it cool until optimum temperature.


5) Ventilation fans:

Make sure that the cooling vents are not clogged or covered. Whenever using your Mac Book make sure to use it in an elevated position for the ventilator fans to cool down the systems temperature naturally. On regular intervals clean your vents with professional assistance.