Mac Mini M4 Running Warm...

ghokie wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm trying them now (I've been away for a bit, so haven't had a chance). Just FYI, when I woke the Mini this morning, it was 159º. As soon as I started up, Macs Fan Control activated and brought the temperature down to 106º. I grabbed a screenshot as the temp was dropping...

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/b2464ac9-5d4d-4ee0-8892-a3e0d61d592a

Computer Sleep is broken. The Fan stops, but there are still active processes that are causing it to heat up.

Just wondering, why is CMM bad news? Are there any articles you can point to? I've used it for years on several machines w/out issue. Not doubting you. but would like more info.

There are hundreds if not thousands of reports of CMM issues here in the ASC.

Search - Apple Community

140 degrees seem high. My M4 pro runs about 109 degrees with a fan speed of about 1000 RPM. It stays at this temp while doing light work like web browsing, word processing, etc. I have seen my temps over 200 and fan speeds of >2500 under heavy video processing.

Automatic Computer Sleep Mode is a problem for some setups.

As a test:

Turn On "Prevent automatic sleeping when display is off"

Set "Turn display off when inactive" to 5 or 10 minutes

Leave the Mac Mini On and only allow the display(s) to turn Off

Do not manually select Sleep from the Drop Down menu

Shut Down when your away for a day or more

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Also CleanMyMac is bad news and should be uninstalled as per the developers instructions.

I have noted in my first post why CMM is bad news, please go back and re-read. If you search these forums you will find hundreds of thread of users that have installed CMM and have had major problems including (but not limited to) what I stated in my first post. At best it is considered garbage-ware and at worst it is considered malware.

I’ve been having the same problem. My M1 mini was fine, never overheated, I left it on all the time. Probably should have skipped this upgrade, as the small body might have been an overreach for Apple. This mini is always hot, and shuts off some programs each time the screen goes to sleep.

CMM is bad news because it has a long history of modifying Mac OS and causing it to be unstable, cause crashes, and create very odd behaviors. In return it does absolutely NOTHING that Mac OS does not already do which makes it at best worthless. Mac OS does not require nor benefit in any way by adding the following types of third party apps:

• Antivirus
• Security
• Cleaning
• VPN
• Maintenance

All Mac OS needs in order to remain stable and secure is to simply keep it up-to-date and restart your computer about 1x per week.