I would monitor the thermals with a good thermal monitoring app like [https://www.tunabellysoftware.com/tgpro/|TG Pro] see if the drive is running hot as well as look at the exhaust temp Vs the CPU temps what is the delta difference? Should be around to 10-12º C, if more the heatsink its self has failed. Inspect for white power on the heat pipe and/or staining on the logic board around it.
To test the heat sink alone you’ll need a good scientific weight scale to weigh the good vs one in question. The bad one will be the lighter weight.
The other area that is a common is a loaded up SSD! Either clean off at least 1/4 of the drive or get a larger drive internally or as a cheaper option, get an external drive to hold the library content.
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The internal boot drive should have as little on it as you get away with.
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The internal boot drive should have as little on it as you get away with. As music or video editing software needs lots of space!
I would monitor the thermals with a good thermal monitoring app like [https://www.tunabellysoftware.com/tgpro/|TG Pro] see if the drive is running hot as well as look at the exhaust temp Vs the CPU temps what is the delta difference? Should be around to 10-12º C, if more the heatsink its self has failed. Inspect for white power on the heat pipe and/or staining on the logic board around it.
To test the heat sink alone you’ll need a good scientific weight scale to weigh the good vs one in question. The bad one will be the lighter weight.
The other area that is a common is a loaded up SSD! Either clean off at least 1/4 of the drive or get a larger drive internally or as a cheaper option, get an external drive to hold the library content.
The internal boot drive should have as little on it as you get away with.