

The bad thing is that it can cause data loss. The good thing is that it protects your hardware from potential damage. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing. Typical symptoms of this include slowdown, freezing, and other performance issues.Įven worse, your MacBook could shut down automatically if the temperature is really high. In reality, the main consequence is that your hardware (CPU, hard drive, etc.) can get damaged when exposed to constant overheating.

It’s a psychological thing: We tend to be worried and panic when it happens. Nobody is comfortable working on an overly heated computer.
