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Concerning devices that store electrical power which can be used to run various devices in the absence of external power.

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I have a MacBook Air. The charger wire was cut and I put the MacBook aside for over a year, possibly several years now. Not charging it. Not using it. I want to understand the possible consequences of ...
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I have a 2017 MacBook Pro (A1707) in which all the USB ports have failed. It was working fine until the battery completely drained, and now there’s no way to charge it. I tried an SMC reset and even ...
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after the fascinating issue with the Clock app—which is still embarrassingly buggy even after removing the mobiletimerd.plist file—I have a new, fresh issue with macOS Tahoe. At apparently random ...
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I recently lost my MagSafe charger somewhere at school, and it would be helpful to know all the times I charged it so I can try and track it down using those times. Is there any way to see this? I can'...
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I recently bought a MacBook Air M1 with a broken display, planning to repurpose it as a headless system. During the disassembly process, I may have inadvertently damaged the logic board because the ...
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Having this bizarre problem with the MacBook Pro M1 14in 2021 that feels like a software issue - it will only charge when plugged in for the first time after a fresh restart or hibernation. After the ...
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There's this "optimized battery charging" setting in System Settings > Battery > Battery Health: It says it "learns from my daily charging routine" but apparently it learned ...
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would like some suggestions on a good UPS Battery Backup. all i need it for is to run my Mac Mini & LG Display when the power goes out or blinks at my home. my current Mac Mini model: 2018 Intel ...
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When I had MacOS 12, I was looking at the battery information. However, spotlight is using significant energy. Why?
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A few years ago I replaced the battery of my mid-2015 MacBook Pro which had become inflated. I replaced it with an iFixit battery. At first, everything seemed to go perfectly fine but for quite a ...
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I don't have a router; I hotspot from my iPhone 13 to my laptop. I used to do this when the iPhone was unplugged and I exhausted the battery rapidly by mistake. Now I plug it in. Should I connect the ...
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My MacBook Pro (M1) is showing “Battery Not Charging” even though it is connected to the original Apple 67W USB-C charger (which is correctly detected by macOS). This occurs intermittently. Restarting ...
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My teenage son was out last night and his location stopped updating on my wife's "Find my iPhone" app around 7pm. We suspected he had turned off his location, but he's saying that his phone ...
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I need some help to revive a MacBook Air Retina / Intel, early 2020 (T2 chip). I bought it from the former owner, who did not use it for a year, and the machine did not start anymore. I finally ...
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Does anyone know why it won't turn on? You can see the video here in this Reddit thread. Screenshots below. The original A1278 battery arrived today. I put it in and turned it several times. The LED ...
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