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Does leaving my ne MacBook Pro plugged in to the power cord reduce battery life??

Does leaving my new MacBook Pro plugged into the power cord reduce battery life. i.e. is fully discharging the batter necessary.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 8:52 AM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2021 9:08 AM

RunnerWRW wrote:

Does leaving my new MacBook Pro plugged into the power cord reduce battery life. i.e. is fully discharging the batter necessary.


No. It is the opposite it will prolong the working life of your battery by reducing the cycle count.


Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585

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Dec 1, 2021 9:08 AM in response to RunnerWRW

RunnerWRW wrote:

Does leaving my new MacBook Pro plugged into the power cord reduce battery life. i.e. is fully discharging the batter necessary.


No. It is the opposite it will prolong the working life of your battery by reducing the cycle count.


Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201585

Does leaving my ne MacBook Pro plugged in to the power cord reduce battery life??

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