2019 Macbook with Sonoma gets hot while "sleeping".

[Desmond]

About two weeks ago I noticed my Macbook wouldn't wake up when I pressed any of the buttons any more,
I now have to press the power button to wake it up. Also, it has been closed all day but it is actually quite warm,
sitting doing nothing. I have run first aid on the disk with no errors found.
The only process that was still open was Google chrome - though, since it started with the wake up fault
recently I don't think it is a problem with any of the processes running.
One search brought up a solution as being "reset SMC" but I was hoping somone more knwledgeable would
have a look at the specs first and give an opinion.

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[Desmond]

Some data:

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[mneary]

Maybe shut down that Google Chrome and see if the computer runs more smoothly...?

Cheers

Mike

 

[Desmond]

Maybe shut down that Google Chrome and see if the computer runs more smoothly...?

Cheers

Mike

I closed Chrome and let the computer go to sleep but it still needed the power button to be pressed to wake up.

 

[mneary]

I closed Chrome and let the computer go to sleep but it still needed the power button to be pressed to wake up.

Even after a reboot?

 

[Walter Rowe]

As a data point I have a 2019 16-inch MBP still on Ventura and this does not happen We leave Safari and Chrome running with LOTS of tabs. Never an issue.

Google Chrome will still have processes running even after you quit it (Helper, etc). Do a cold shutdown and reboot (vs restart)?

 

[Growltiger]

Also, check if Chrome has an update. Its efficiency has been improved a great deal in the last couple of years.

 

[Desmond]

Thanks, I will try that and see how it is later.

 

[Desmond]

Still hot when I got home today.

 

[Desmond]

I "reset the SMC" and now it wakes up if I press the return button. I'm hopeful that means the heating
issue will be fixed as well.
After shutting down you hold "shift, control, option" and the "power" button for 10 seconds, then release them
and press the power button to start it up again.

 

[randino]

I use a little app called 'Core Temp' to check my cpu's temp. Works nice, not sure if it will work on a mac or not but there should be some similar app for the mac.

 

[Desmond]

It's warm again this morning and needed the power button to wake it up

 

[Growltiger]

It's warm again this morning and needed the power button to wake it up

What happens if you close Chrome before you go to bed?

 

[Desmond]

What happens if you close Chrome before you to to bed?

That will be my next test - but I'm pretty sure I tried it a while ago - will make sure this time.

 

[Desmond]

Lukewarm this morning, not cold like when it is off but just barely perceptible warmth with chrome shut down. I still had to push the power button to wake it up. I do wonder why Finder is showing an active window when none are open.

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[Walter Rowe]

Lukewarm this morning, not cold like when it is off but just barely perceptible warmth with chrome shut down. I still had to push the power button to wake it up. I do wonder why Finder is showing an active window when none are open.

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Finder is always running.

 

[Desmond]

Finder is always running.

Thanks - the things we don't notice when everything is running fine confuse us when they aren't

 

[Growltiger]

So now check for an update to Chrome. It might help.
The basic problem is only having 8GB memory, a minimum 16GB is normal today.

 

[Desmond]

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[Walter Rowe]

With too little memory the system will "thrash" by constantly swapping things between disk and memory. This can have an enormous impact on performance, but can also cause high CPU usage.