2019 MacBook Pro not sleeping

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Hi all,

I have a 2019 MacBook Pro that I recently updated to MacOS 14, and I’ve since noticed that when I close the lid and then later pick it up, the MBP is always warm/hot. Even when I manually select “Sleep” from the Apple menu and then later touch or pick it up, it’s still warm/hot. This morning, after putting it to sleep last night, this morning when I went to use it, the battery was dead.

I’m attempting to reset the SMC on this MBP, but when I shut it down and try to press the left (shift + control + option) keys, it immediately powers on and starts to boot.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

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I’ve since found other directives on how to reset the SMC on my MBP, and have done that. Hopefully, that will resolve the issues that I’m having.

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Well, resetting the SMC didn’t work. I unplugged the MBP and put it to sleep last night. This morning the battery is dead, again. Does anyone have any other ideas on what might be causing this?

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Have you searched for the word “sleep” in System Settings? Might be some things to try there. And here’s an article with some things to try as well.

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When I have trouble sleeping, I read this article:

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You can use Sleep Aid Sleep Aid - Diagnose and solve Mac sleeping issues to help diagnose issues.

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I wonder if /Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app shows any processes using a large amount of CPU? Select View > All Processes, select the CPU tab, and click the % CPU column heading to sort by CPU usage. (I think… I’m on macOS 12.4, but hopefully this app hasn’t changed much?)

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