Before doing anything, I would wait and see if the fan activity ceases after a while. Could be that the newly installed OS is busy indexing data, and once this process is completed, the fan activity will return to normal.
- Brad - On Dec 29, 2023, at 16:59, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: 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 <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 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. 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