I have this MBP that I bought on early 2018. And as of now (March 2020) I just noticed the battery appears to be swollen. Basically, the lid will not close all the way, and if I lay the laptop on my desk there's a little bit of wobbling when I type.  I'm under lockdown right now and can't get it fixed / buy another one. So my question is basically how long can I use it until it won't work anymore and is there anything I can do on my own to mitigate this problem?
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I bought the MBP around 2016 April. Few months ago, around 2018 Nov, bottom of the device appears a bit uneven, with slight gap with my desk. Over past few months, it wobbles more and more serious. Today I brought it to Apple Store Singapore for diagnostic, specialist at Genius Bar confirmed that it's caused by swollen battery. Consider it was just after about 2.5 years use, I find it hard to believe. According to the staff, it depends on usage. If under heavy usage or often charge it overnight, it's normal that MacBook Pro's battery can become swollen pretty soon.   My battery charge cycle is under 300, battery life drops a bit but still strong (9 hours instead of 10). I rarely charge overnight, normally turn AC power off and leave my MBP in sleep mode. I do use my MBP heavily though, say 10 to 13 hours a day. However, I still find it hard to accept the explanation given by Apple Singapore.  I wonder if other MBP 15" users experience the same? Or... am I the isolated case?  -- edit  To make the question more specific, is it generally expected that, Macbookpro battery will start swelling after 2-3 years use if laptop usage is heavy, e.g. 10-13 hours a day? The concern is not about the slightly reduced battery life (the battery life is still strong), but the physical expansion. I'm asking this because I've used few other laptops before, among which I never experience battery swelling except one (after near 5 years use). If the experience with my MBP is aligned with most other users, which means it's just a matter that I should adjust my expectation, and include the near SGD300 battery cost per 2-3 years into my next purchaser's consideration; Otherwise, I will try to ask them to consider replacing without me paying the full cost.   -- update 2019/6/21  Apple has just announced a battery recall for Macbook Pro 15" mid-2015 model. They confirmed that these batteries may pose fire safety risk:
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My iPad mini retina is out of warranty,  I forgot to plug in my iPad after the critical battery warning and it went some minutes following the warning. I was not worried because same thing had happened a few times before and iPad was perfectly okay after charging it. However, this time I remember seeing a flash of blue screen immediately after it went black. Then, I plugged it in an waited for a while and tried starting it. Ever since, it fails to start hanging on the apple logo with white background screen.   I tried to connect to my Mac but nothing showed up in iTunes. I am worried now. Can I troubleshoot this or is it broken and needing repair?
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Is it normally safe to replace a laptop SSD without unplugging the battery?  I wish to replace the SSD on my Samsung NP900XCE, which required me to remove the entire back panel. So far so good, but unfortunately I failed to remove three of the screws holding the battery in place. The heads (Philips) got a bit damaged by my attempt.  I did manage to remove the screws holding the mSata SSD in place, so physically I can replace it, but I'm afraid of damaging the motherboard or SSD if I replace the SSD with the battery still attached. I suspect that the laptop is never completely turned off while the battery is still attached. One indication of this is that the charge level of the battery drops with about 5 % per week even when I'm not using the laptop at all. I'm not using sleep mode or anything, but the laptop is really fast at booting.  There is a small button on the battry for "Emergency cutoff" of the battery power, in case water is spilled on the laptop. But the manual says:  "Do not cut the battery power under normal conditions. This may result in data loss or a product malfunction."  Supposedly, "if you connect the AC adapter, the battery power will be supplied again", but I'm not to keen on testing if it works...
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I have just dropped a half full latté on my company laptop and am not sure what to do.  Is there a way I can make sure that my laptop is usable again?  What steps must I go through to improve it's chances of survival?
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On the screen on my MacBook Air, there are some little square marks from the keyboard.  Are they permanent, or can I clean them off? How can I prevent this from happening in the first place?
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The problem I am experiencing is that if the battery is not present, the CPU is automatically throttled.  I have done some searching and have found that this is apparently by design, "in case the power supply cannot supply enough power, so the machine won't shut off."  Now, here is the problem.  I can't put the battery back in, because it started swelling up like crazy.  I can't really justify the cost of a new battery for a machine this old and I can't really afford a new computer, so I'm stuck with this machine.  It still works, but throttled back, a lot of things like flash video players are almost useless at the reduced CPU usage.  I don't really care if the machine shuts off if the supply can't keep up with power requirements.  My understanding is that this really should only happen if the supply is mismatched, i.e. from an adapter designed for a smaller machine, but even if its not it is just as intolerable to have to reload netflix every 30 seconds when it loses sync than an occasional power loss would be.  Besides, it is already losing power every time I need to move it somewhere.  So, what's the solution?  There has to be some way to override the throttling, right?  By the way, I have already tried sudo pmset -a dps 0 but that just gives me a usage message.
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I recently had the Logic Board in my Retina MBP 15″ 2012 replaced under a warranty extension program and Apple paid for it. I've reinstalled OS X several times and feel things aren't running properly. Also, I also couldn't find a way to merge my Time Machine old backups with new one.  The problem I have is confirming that I actually got a new board installed. I have not found a way to confirm this. My Mac help isn't helpful and Google is even less helpful. Why is it so hard to confirm that new hardware is really installed after this repair?
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I noticed that my MacBook Pro 5,5 middle 2009 is very slow so i thought i had some malicious software in it but today i went to check something about the hardware in the computer under "About this Mac" and i noticed that i only had 2gb RAM which is wrong because i have 2 RAM memories of 2GB each. So i opened the laptop and started trying some stuff. I removed one of them and the computer didn't even start i just got a beeping sound. But when changed the memory to the other RAM Slot the computer started with 2GB RAM as always and in conclusion both RAM memories are fine. It seems that one of the memory slots is fried. Only way i found to check if one of the slots is broken was to do a memtest so i ran the command memtest all but i got no errors and the system didn't freeze. The question is: how could i see if the RAM Slot is broken besides doing this memtest?  Additional info: in december i put the laptop to charge at work, after an hour or two i noticed that the laptop was so hot that i almost couldn't even grab it, i could fry eggs on it. But nothing else happended it was working as usual. Maybe that's the reason why this is happening. So once again, how could i check if the memory slot is broken and in case it is how could i fix it?
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I have two mid 2012 MBPs. Sometime last year they both started randomly shutting down and showing the 'please plug me in to power' image when trying to start them up. That would be fine if the batter was at 1% or less but this happens when the battery is at anywhere from 30% to as high as 48% full. The power cycle info says 500 cycles or so. Both of them do this. They are both patched current, always. I asked Apple they suggested NVRAM PRAM and SMC reset, as expected, which had no effect. Any ideas?
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A few days ago my MacBook Pro slipped out of my hands and fell onto the tile floor. The outside got banged up quite a bit and the Touch Bar no longer lights up but still responds to touches sometimes but not all the time.   Anyway, since then it will randomly restart every once in a while with a kernel panic. I have the log posted below and wanted to know if anyone could tell me what is causing the panic?
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I have had this laptop for just more than a year and never faced any problem with it until sometime back when I got a "tingling sensation" using the track pad, just around the edges. That happens only when running on AC.  When I Googled I see there seems to be a problem with this laptop. However, many posts in different forums talk about two pinned adapter as a probable cause but I have a three pinned one. The wall outlet is earth grounded properly.  Since I never had this problem, is this about faulty hardware or other environmental factors? It had been a hot day and the night is cold (but it has been so mostly this season), also I have scrapped my fingers around the nails lightly (just thinly peeled off skin) doing gardening.  I just want to know what's happening, as I cannot call the customer care till Monday. Any clues?  Update:   The harder I press the track pad, the more the sensation. I got it again, even when running on battery but with the adapter chord plugged in and AC off! I unplugged it and the shock was gone. I plugged it back in and the shock didn't return! Its funny. I am not even able to see a pattern.
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I've just purchased a Dell P2415Q monitor which I've connected up to my MacBook Pro (running OS X El Capitan). Everything works great in terms of the display, however I've noticed that it goes into power-saving mode (i.e. shuts off the display) as soon as I disconnect my MacBook Pro from its power source.  Given the battery is already charged up I don't want to keep it plugged in as I suspect it will damage the battery life if I keep it that way for a long time (and I do intend to take my MacBook Pro out and about for other uses).  Does anybody know how I can make the display work irrespective of whether my MacBook Pro is connected to it's power source or not?
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A couple months ago, I started to see some very small stain spots on the bottom of my MacBook Pro early 2015 screen. It's very annoying to see while I'm using it. When the screen is turned off, I see it as in the picture below. But when it's turned on, I see it as very small water-ish drops. I tried to clean it using water, screen cleaner, and even alcohol, but it didn't go away.  Also that area doesn't feel as smooth as the unaffected area. So, I think it's on the outside of my screen not inside.  Have you ever seen this before? Any suggestions on how to remove it without the need of replacing the whole screen?
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My laptop battery won't charge anymore, sits at 0%, and the laptop only operates if plugged to the AC adapter (it detects the power cord, but charge remains at 0%) The battery is already 2.5 years old, saw extensive use (at least daily recharge). so I wouldn't be surprised if it is damaged/beyond repair, but could it just be a software issue? I'm running Arch Linux.
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Can I use one charger for all MacBooks from years 2008 to 2013? ... or did Apple change the charger in the last 5-6 years?  A friend of mine has a Macbook from 2007 or 2008 , she can lend it to me but she lost the charger, so I have to buy one here in the Czech Republic... I need the laptop now, so I will have to buy it tomorrow ...
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I see that the question &quot;why is my MacBook not charging?&quot; gets asked a lot. The problem is, there are multiple reasons. Possible points of failure are: charger, cable, magsafe connector, DC input board, logic board, battery. (Have I missed any?). What is the best sequence for a user to follow, to diagnose the problem? By way of example, here are the first steps that I usually try:  Make sure the charger is working. Either use your charger on a different Mac, or test a spare charger with your Mac.  Check the connection. There might be gunk in your port that's stopping the connector from lying flat.  Try resetting the SMC and PRAM.  If the computer boots, run Coconut Battery to determine battery status.   This is where I get a bit stuck. For example, I have a machine here that boots fine when plugged in, but not from battery. Disconnecting the MagSafe causes the machine to switch off. Sounds like it's a dead battery, except that Coconut reports the battery as detected, in good condition, but not charging. What steps should I take next? Specifically, I'm asking for a generic algorithm to help determine the source of the fault (preferably without swapping out lots of components one by one)?
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My new MacBook Pro powers on automatically when the laptop lid is opened.  Can I disable it ? If yes, then how to do it ?