Meanwhile the laptop has been experiencing major lag on Minecraft over the past week. More or less since Apple released the latest security update...which didn't actually install.
Hoping it's just a case of the stuck update slowing things down. I've had that happen on my work computer too.
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The Macbook no longer lags after forcing a reboot and ensuring it actually finished installing the latest OS update. (This shouldn't be a thing, but it is.)
The desktop is no longer overheating now that I've cleared out the dust & replaced the thermal paste. CPU barely broke 50 C even with a zillion mobs attacking me.
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@KelsonV
wish I could have you replace the thermal paste on my old 2009 mbp ;)
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@FiXato I remember an even older MBP (maybe 2005?) that I ended up having to set on a cooling rack from our baking supplies in order to let it have enough airflow to stay running!
I really don't want to spend the 3-day weekend fixing computers 😟