Massive Battery Drain After Mavericks Upgrade on 11" 2013 MacBook Air?
I got my Air about month before Mavericks came out and the battery life was amazing on it. I was easily getting 14-10 hours of life using Chrome and Air Mail App, along with Power Point and MS Word. After the upgrade to Mavericks, it was slow but I started to notice that my battery life during classes was draining so much faster than before and I had not added anything 3rd party software, just the upgrade. I am now down to about 3.5 - 4.5 hours of battery life doing about the same things as before the upgrade. I did a couple of apps and I added (Sims 3 game). However, I have yet to touch it because of the diminished battery life.
I have included a copy of my Etrecheck, can somone take a look and let me know if you think I need to clean something off?
I did do the SMC reset and that seemed to to give a little juice (like putting new tire on your car but still not where it was before the Mavericks upgrade) as I am up to about 6 hours of battery life after the SMC reset.
Please let me know what other information you might need from me that would help and thank you so much!!
Hardware Information:
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,1
1 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 1:35:47
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SD0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 250.14 GB (202.41 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Internet Plug-ins::
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.8.800.168 - SDK 10.6
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
Flash Player: Version: 11.8.800.168 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6
Bad Fonts:
None
Old applications:
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Alerts Daemon.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Clip Gallery.app
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Utility.app
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Document Connection.app
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.app
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Graph.app
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Reminders.app
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app
My Day: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML for Excel.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
2% EtreCheck
0% mds
0% mds_stores
0% ocspd
Top Processes by Memory:
147 MB Google Chrome
131 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
70 MB Google Chrome Helper
45 MB mds_stores
41 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
1.86 GB Free RAM
1.39 GB Active RAM
261 MB Inactive RAM
502 MB Wired RAM
403 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
And here is my Battery (Power) info after the SMC reset and a few hours after it:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: C01320305FKF90G4S
Manufacturer: DP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 511
Hardware Revision: 000a
Cell Revision: 1198
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 2332
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5008
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 38
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -558
Voltage (mV): 7628
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 1
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake on LAN: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 1
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0
Standby Delay: 10800
Standby Enabled: 1
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 1
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
Current Power Source: Yes
DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 0
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Standby Delay: 10800
Standby Enabled: 1
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: No
Charging: No
Hi Lex,
Not sure why but I had a hard time finding all of the related files to get rid of Origin. But I think I finally got them. I just uninstalled Flash and Chrome. I don't like Safari but all well. I suppose I can deal with it it until Apple fixes this battery issue and then maybe I can go back to Chrome. Safari isn't too happy with certain websites, under the Preferences/Security there is an error message that reads "Google Safe Browsing Service Is Not Available. Has not been updated in 8 days."
Haven't noticed a change in battery since doing all of this so let me know if it will take a couple of days to reset. Or if you see anything else that I can do to help. Thank!
Hardware Information:
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,1
1 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 1:16:31
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SD0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 250.14 GB (211.47 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flip4Mac WMV
Internet Plug-ins::
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Bad Fonts:
None
Old applications:
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Alerts Daemon.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Clip Gallery.app
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Utility.app
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Document Connection.app
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.app
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Graph.app
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Reminders.app
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app
My Day: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML for Excel.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
0% ocspd
0% mds
0% mds_stores
Top Processes by Memory:
225 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
102 MB Finder
62 MB Safari
41 MB mds_stores
41 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
2.01 GB Free RAM
1.19 GB Active RAM
302 MB Inactive RAM
507 MB Wired RAM
228 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Battery Information:
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 2844
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5006
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 39
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -538
Voltage (mV): 7718
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 1
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake on LAN: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 1
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0
Standby Delay: 10800
Standby Enabled: 1
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 1
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake on AC Change: No
Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes
AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400
AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1
Current Power Source: Yes
DarkWakeBackgroundTasks: 0
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Standby Delay: 10800
Standby Enabled: 1
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: No
Charging: No
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com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
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[loaded] com.rane.sixtyeight.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.rane.sixtyone.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.rane.sixtytwo.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.rane.sl2.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.rane.sl3.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.rane.sl4.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist
[loaded] com.sophos.intercheck.plist
[loaded] com.sophos.notification.plist
[loaded] org.opensc.pcscd.autostart.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.sony.ReaderDesktop.RunReaderDesktop.plist
[loaded] com.sophos.uiserver.plist
[not loaded] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.Greg.plist
[failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
User Login Items:
VMCStatusMenu
Twitter
Dropbox
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
VMware Fusion Start Menu
NIHardwareAgent
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
MusicManager
Native Instruments USB Audio
Plantronics
Sixty-Two Audio Control Panel
SL 2 Audio Control Panel
SL 3 Audio Control Panel
SL 4 Audio Control Panel
YAMAHA-USBMIDIPatch
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin
npTSHelper.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Picasa.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 749,3 GB Disk used: 347,26 GB
Destinations:
MyBook [Local]
Total size: 1,5 TB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2011-12-23 15:52:31 +0000
Last backup: 2013-10-04 08:39:59 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 1,5 TB > (Disk used 347,26 GB X 3)
Storage_640 [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 639,79 GB
Total number of backups: 5
Oldest backup: 2013-10-19 14:31:41 +0000
Last backup: 2013-10-23 10:13:12 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 639,79 GB < (Disk used 347,26 GB X 3)
/sbin excluded from backup!
/usr excluded from backup!
/System excluded from backup!
/bin excluded from backup!
/private excluded from backup!
/Library excluded from backup!
/Applications excluded from backup!
Top Processes by CPU:
6% Safari
3% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
0% sysmond
0% Finder
0% SophosUIServer
0% SophosAntiVirus
0% 2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper
0% SixtyTwoSettingsService
0% Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory:
338 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
197 MB mds_stores
197 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
180 MB Finder
147 MB softwareupdated
147 MB InterCheck
147 MB WindowServer
131 MB Safari
66 MB Dropbox
66 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Statistics
7.78 GB Free RAM
3.68 GB Active RAM
2.79 GB Inactive RAM
1.73 GB Wired RAM
5.58 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
GregBelow my energy saving config:
My MB goes into sleep mode as configured in the energy saving config.
When i close the lid, it is definitely going in sleep mode.
I'm verry sensible to noise, so I can hear when any ventilator blows or if the hd is moving.
Anyway, the reduction of battery life is when continuously working on the system (so no sleep mode in between).
Your remark concerning Sophos is pertinent, but it was already present before installing mavericks.
It may consume a little bit, but it doesn't seem the problem when I look at the cpu.
I'll try to reset the SMC but if that would cause the problem I should have certain phenomena that aren't present for the moment.
A fan continously blowing, video card not switching correctly, or any other issue that could consume power.
I can say that I'm pretty conscious of how my system works and what could be wrong, but this time I don't get it
Thanks for your help!
Greg -
IPhone 3G S battery drain after iOS4 upgrade
Hello, my iPhone 3GS battary drains overnigjt without use. And if it is not connected to the electric outlet througout the day, the iPhone battary become DEAD.
Thank you, in advance, for all comments.
Regards,At first I thought iOS4 was draining my battery loads too, it just turned out I was playing around too much with the new features!
The next day was pretty much back to normal.
At the moment my usage screen says 4 hours and 39 minutes of usage, 13 hours and 12 minutes of standby and the battery has 13% left in it - this is about normal for me. I charge it at night and it usually lasts til I plug it back in when I go to bed, although 13% is pushing it fine today, I won't be retiring to bed for a few hours yet.
** looks around for usb cable ** -
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Hey everyone,
I have a mid-2013 MBA that would get 10-12 hours of life, on average, with ML. After upgrading to 10.9 though, the battery life has been cut in half. Not only that, but the battery still drains when I have the lid closed and runs hot inside of my bag. This used to never happen before. I have performed SMC and PRAM resets multiple times and I am almost at my wits end. I travel extensively and I purchased this MBA specifically to not worry about my battery life! Quick note, I have not installed any new programs since the OS update and my usage has remained consistant.
Thank you all for your help!
Here is the etercheck output!
Hardware Information:
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
1 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:22:35
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM0128F disk0 : (121.33 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 120.47 GB (81.79 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.3)
com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.0.0)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] Safe.Connect.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] Safe.Connect.client.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Google Drive
3rd Party Preference Panes:
avast! Preferences
Flash Player
TeXDistPrefPane
Internet Plug-ins:
Default Browser.plugin
DivX Web Player.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
OVSHelper.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
thinkorswim plugin_x86_64.plugin
tossc plugin_x86_64.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 120.47 GB Disk used: 38.68 GB
Destinations:
Data [Network] (Last used)
Total size: 2 TB
Total number of backups: 39
Oldest backup: 2013-06-27 21:42:24 +0000
Last backup: 2013-11-05 14:01:05 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size 120.47 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
1% fontd
0% sysmond
0% Dock
0% Google Chrome
0% Activity Monitor
0% Google Drive
0% coreservicesd
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
156 MB Google Chrome
106 MB Google Chrome Helper
90 MB mds_stores
82 MB Google Drive
57 MB Finder
49 MB WindowServer
41 MB Dock
25 MB SystemUIServer
25 MB mds
25 MB CalendarAgent
Virtual Memory Statistics:
4.33 GB Free RAM
2.36 GB Active RAM
697 MB Inactive RAM
644 MB Wired RAM
1.05 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsI don't think so. App Nap seems to be in place for all of my programs. Recently, I have resigned to removing chrome and my anti-virus software. Unfortunatly, this did not really solve the problem. It extended my average battery life by MAYBE an hour or so, however, I am still seeing significant battery drains and laptop heating when the lid is closed. I have resigned to taking my laptop in soon. I have attatched another etre check output though if you wish to see an updated log:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
1 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 5:21:25
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM0128F disk0 : (121.33 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 120.47 GB (80.07 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] Safe.Connect.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] Safe.Connect.client.plist
User Launch Agents:
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Google Drive
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
TeXDistPrefPane
Internet Plug-ins:
Default Browser.plugin
DivX Web Player.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
OVSHelper.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
thinkorswim plugin_x86_64.plugin
tossc plugin_x86_64.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 120.47 GB Disk used: 40.41 GB
Destinations:
Data [Network] (Last used)
Total size: 2 TB
Total number of backups: 34
Oldest backup: 2013-06-27 21:42:24 +0000
Last backup: 2013-12-17 04:32:11 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size 120.47 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
1% fontd
0% Google Drive
0% Finder
0% coreservicesd
0% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
0% Dock
0% notifyd
0% opendirectoryd
Top Processes by Memory:
369 MB Safari
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
115 MB iTunes
98 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
82 MB Google Drive
66 MB WindowServer
57 MB Finder
57 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
41 MB Dock
41 MB DashboardClient
Virtual Memory Statistics:
3.35 GB Free RAM
3.55 GB Active RAM
435 MB Inactive RAM
694 MB Wired RAM
522 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs -
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anyone of you experiencing a huge spike in battery drain after upgrading to firmware 3.01? On 3.0 my iphone 3gs had no probs but after my upgrade last night he ran out of juice within a few hours while I was sleeping. This morning I recharged it but an hour later the phone is allready down to 80% and feeling warm. I guess there is something running in the background but I cant figure out what. Turning the phone on/off doesnt seem to do a thing. Any ideas or personal experiences?I did what you said in your 2nd post, and recharged the battery. after 6 hours, it was the charge was still at 100%!
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This is what I would do.
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So I hoped to wipe the cache before having to do a factory reset -- it was suggested as a possible solution. I have found some instructions for wiping the cache, but I can't seem to get the instructions to work. I power off my Droid, then hold the home key. Nothing happens. So I can't get to the menu that gives the options mentioned. Can anyone help? I loved my Droid until this update... I really need my phone to work as I am self-employed. I am my own IT department!Hi dazzie,
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I have checked my resources and I learned that similar battery issues have occurred with other devices upon a software upgrade due to third party applications that are not fully compatible with the upgrade Operating System and a Factory Reset has resolved most post upgrade issues. Please do a Factory Reset as this may resolve your concerns.
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