MacBook Pro is draining battery while it's turned off - Battery discharges 30% overnight

I found another forum on the Apple community which discussed exactly the same issue in 2022 related to wakeup events on Mac which were draining the battery. This other forum went on to discuss in vain different solutions until 2023. No explanations from Apple on this other forum. The forum tested everything possible, no solution. Conclusion: draining the batteries is a function introduced by Apple exactly with this purpose: to drain batteries until the computer is dead. This concludes my participation to Apple forums, I'm going forward with a Linux OS on Lenovo portable. I wish good luck for everyone in finding why Apple is starting your computers without your consent.

Geofo17 wrote:

I found another forum on the Apple community which discussed exactly the same issue in 2022 related to wakeup events on Mac which were draining the battery. This other forum went on to discuss in vain different solutions until 2023. No explanations from Apple on this other forum. The forum tested everything possible, no solution. Conclusion: draining the batteries is a function introduced by Apple exactly with this purpose: to drain batteries until the computer is dead. This concludes my participation to Apple forums, I'm going forward with a Linux OS on Lenovo portable. I wish good luck for everyone in finding why Apple is starting your computers without your consent.

I've been using Linux since 2005, and I've been with Windows even longer. I decided to get myself a MacBook Pro to experience macOS. It's true that Apple is primarily a hardware company, so they need to sell hardware to stay afloat, but I find macOS to be somewhat more pleasant than Linux. There are handful of Mac applications that I can't access on Linux or Windows. By the way, Linux can also drain batteries, depending on the specific distribution you choose. Even though Linux is open-source, the major players in the industry still hold significant influence. While we might not refer to Debian or Arch as companies, their committees and decision-making bodies operate much like private enterprises, making choices that we, the users, have little say over.

Since I ventured into the Mac ecosystem for macOS, I can utilise any Mac product, so my next purchase will likely be a Mac Mini. I've already got the accessories sorted, like the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad.

At the end of the day, it's your choice whether to stick around or not, but if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't leave.

<< However, if certain ports are open or if there are vulnerabilities in the router or the devices connected to it, an attacker could potentially exploit those weaknesses. >>

Most of those ports are not open by default on a Mac, so NAT Network Address Translation, as you and I both mentioned, provided by a Router YOU control, will suffice to protect you from ordinary anonymous attacks across the internet, which is what I wanted to be sure users understood.

Bad guys can NOT just 'crawl through the wires and hit you from afar'. And nothing can be sent to your Mac when your Mac is off.

The VAST majority of users who find their Mac has been attacked were attacked by software they downloaded AND approved for use. Nothing can become executable unless you provide your Admin password to "make it so". Be vigilant and you will most likely be safe.

<< Conclusion: draining the batteries is a function introduced by Apple exactly with this purpose: to drain batteries until the computer is dead. >>

Nonsense.

Conspiracy theories are more fun, but Apple has no interest in draining your battery. As I stated very early in this and similar discussions, you can completely defeat that as an issue by plugging it in at night.

This is FAR, FAR more likely to be something introduced by sloppiness or oversight than by malice.

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

The VAST majority of users who find their Mac has been attacked were attacked by software they downloaded AND approved for use. Nothing can become executable unless you provide your Admin password to "make it so". Be vigilant and you will likely be safe.

This I agree. I have Excel, Word, few browsers even though mostly use Safari, GIMP, VLC, Geany and some open source (Linux) apps, Find any file app, which I use to find files, and then delete them myself. That's how I got rid of MS Outlook. No cleaners, no VPN and such like. I can't/won't use the macOS Office suite. Most of my work is in the internet, and I even know where the servers are stationed, and who maintains them. Quite safe, really.

But still, would like to know what is this,

Yeah, I constantly go to turn my MacBook Pro on and find out the battery is completely dead. I make sure I actually select the shutdown option and wait until it's off before closing the top but yet every time I go to use it the battery is completely drained and I have to put it back on the charger before I can.

Hi there, i have 2021 M1 MacBook Air and i have the exact same problem. Could you have found a solution for this?

Same problem

yeah I have same issue now. if you can help kindly help me

I have purchased m3 just two weeks ago I am facing exactly same issue and my battery drains even if it is shut down did you got any solution

same here and the strange thing is I have purchased 2 weeks ago only

No I haven’t.i tried a lot. No i am charging it everytime.

do you have Microsoft exchange on your computer?

are you running Microsoft Exchange calendar?

I have the following. Should I get rid of that? How do I get rid of that?

I have no Microsoft at all, no Word, no Calendar, no Microsoft.