6 ways on how to fix the charging issue of your MacBook Computer?

If you want to own a portable standard and a quality laptop for your online use, it’s best you go for a MacBook laptop. It has an amazing feature, speedy accuracy, strong security system, long lasting battery capacity, and all you will for your business to move well in a laptop for your online business.

Also for content writers, the MacBook computer is good to go for your content writing. Do you know why? It has an amazing feature in the keyboard system such as an automatic correction of errors, words e.t.c. 

MacBook computers are also known for their beautiful apple attached logo at the cover top of the MacBook computer, with a shining light.

For more specification on MacBook computer, read on any of the following below;

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For the purpose of this tutorial, we will treat on how to fix charging issues of your MacBook computer? By following some of the following steps, but first we will look at the cause of a fail charging issue or what might hinder your macbook laptop or computer from charging or bringing light signal on your charger cable according to Mac support team guidance on charging issues.

Why my mac won’t charge or what could make my mac not charge as before?

There are some possible reasons that may hinder your mac from charging, these things or reasons include;

• Incorrect settings
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• Broken connections
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• Hardware problems
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• Battery critical connections
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• Overheating 
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• Dust 
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There are some apps when surfed on the internet unknowingly to you that can damage your mac computer and also affect the strength of your mac’s battery. But don’t worry because there’s a software that was designed to take care of this issue, this is called CleanMyMacX. This software deals with MacOS-specific viruses without stress and it’s safe to use without worries. Here is the link to get a free edition.

Having known this, this is how to tackle the issue of your MacOS computer from charging

6 ways on how to tackle the issue of a MacBook computer that’s not charging?

In this area we are going to following 6 ways or steps to fix the charging issue of your MacBook Computer.

First thing to do: Check the power cable if it’s properly connected.

Further any further panic, you need to check or verify the power cable. Check or inspect every area of the cable (charger) for any broken spots or any dark stains on surface of your charger. If any damage on the cable, try fixing it or try using another cable.

But if you discover any dark stain on the ports, use a soft toothbrush to brush off the stain gently. Dust can also hinder the connection between your Mac cable and the Mac port or charging port.

Note;To prevent electric shock and other dangerous accidents, be careful when working with power tools and wiring.

Second thing to do: Check the health of your battery.

It is very important to note this part or area, most Mac users often ignores this and this most times damages your Mac system.

What’s it to note?

MacBook batteries wears out faster than expected if you use it intensively. You should always monitor its status; you know why? There’s a risk of having a non-working notebook at the most in appropriate time.

Checking the battery health of your MacBook is relevant when the battery doesn’t charge even with a cable. If you want to check your battery’s health, press and hold the option key (Alt) on your MacBook keyboard, or click the battery in the menu notification bar.

Please note the below notifications of some warning or signal you get as regards to the battery status of your MacBook:

• ·            Normal- This means that your battery is in a good working condition.
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• ·            Replace soon- This means that your MacBook’s battery works fine but holds the charge less than it does before. So it should be replaced.
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• ·            Replace now- This indicates that your MacBook’s battery should be replace as soon as possible as it keeps the charge very bad.
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• ·            Service battery- This signifies that your MacBook’s battery has to be replaced urgently or immediately so as to prevent further damage on your MacBook. 

Third thing to do: Reboot your MacBook

Hardware that controls charging of your MacBook can get frozen same way other apps gets frozen. This can hinder your MacBook from charging, try the rebooting system or technic. A simple rebooting of your Mac can help reset the hardware and also fix the charging problem.

How to reboot your MacBook computer?

Are you finding it difficult on how to reboot your MacBook computer, kindly follow these steps below;

• ·            Click on the Apple logo at the top left corner of your screen.
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• ·            Scroll down to where you see “restart”.
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• ·            Click on restart.
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• ·            Wait for the rebooting, after the Mac is down rebooting try to charge again.

Fourth thing to do: Reset the SMC (system management controller).

You will be wondering what the SMC (system management controller) is right? Well it is responsible for the battery management of your MacBook computer as well as its status indicator lights. Therefore, if your Mac battery is not charging, resetting of the SMC (system management controller) may or will help.

It is good to note that the process of resetting the SMC (system management controller) for MacBooks with a removable battery is quite different from the way you reset it on a MacBook with non-removable battery. So it is necessary you know the nature of your battery.

This is how to reset a SMC (system management controller) for a non-removable battery on MacBook:

• Shut down your MacBook.
•  Press SHIFT-CONTROL-OPTION KEY (Alt) and POWER BUTTON at the same time. Hold it (SHIFT-CONTROL-OPTION KEY (Alt) and POWER BUTTON) for 10 seconds.
•  Release the keys.
• Press the power button to turn on your Macbook when you are done.

Fifth thing to do: Check for apps that drains battery on your MacBook. 

Another thing or issue that you may consider as a hindering factor of your MacBook computer is apps that are taxing your battery. There’s a way to check this when you use a tool called CleanMyMacX as mentioned above.

When you click on the software tool, you will see those apps that responsible for the draining of your MacBook battery. You can as well download this tool.

Sixth thing to do: Cool your MacBook. 

Yes, we often tend to ignore this but it sometimes overheating hinders our MacBook from charging. If the thermal sensors within your Mac laptop detect a drastic rise in temperature, they block out the access to the battery as a safety measure.

What should you do when my MacBook is overheated to the touch?

Simply turn off your computer for some time, or place a fan near your Mac to cool it down. If you are working outside, kindly move with your MacBook computer to a cool place (shade); direct sunlight can make your Mac to overheat.