So, what should you do in this case? Nothing. However, if you copy a lot of files on your disk at once you will see the indexing at work again.
The good thing is when macOS finishes indexing all data the Mac will cool down. A lot of files means a lot of work, and work makes CPU (and laptop) warmer. In case of a new Mac, there are a lot of files to be indexed.
So when the user searches for a file, Spotlight will check its database and quickly retrieve the information. The purpose of the latter is to build a database of files on the disk. Whenever your Mac is not too busy (relatively speaking), it kicks the Spotlight Indexing. How Spotlight achieves instantaneous results? The answer is it uses indexing. Now in the search bar type a name of the document or even phrase from it and Spotlight will immediately find it. For instance, if you need to find a file you were working on last week, all you need to do is to hit Command and Space keys to bring up the Spotlight. macOS has a brilliant tool called Spotlight Search. Will it always be so warm (or hot) or is it just a temporary thing? And you wonder whether this is normal or not. If you recently purchased a new Mac, then you may notice that it’s always warm. With this in mind, let’s consider the first use case.
They actually even worse in case of Pro because Pros usually have more powerful CPU and often equipped with powerful Graphics processor which adds up the heating issue. Note that the reasons for being hot are the same for both MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro is always hot and often shuts down.The MacBook is getting hot periodically.There are three different distinct cases which all reported under the one overheating umbrella:
So I decided to explain as best as I can what Mac’s heat issues are when you need to worry about them, whether you have to fix anything and which tools do you have for troubleshooting. Sometimes the high temperature is not an issue and sometimes is a sign of irreparable disaster. Does your MacBook Pro often get so scorching hot that it is very unpleasant to touch? Are you afraid that if it continues overheating it may permanently damage your Mac?īeing a super nerd as I am, I am surprised to hear how people get confused about the difference between MacBook getting hot and being overheated.