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Hey Scotty,
Hope you are well!
My Macbook Pro is really getting hot and I suspect is making the ball spin.
I read online that Leopard Snow has caused this issue.
Should I remove Snow???

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I doubt that it’s Snow Leopard. There may be background processes that are running that you don’t know about. You can view what’s happening through a program you already have on your computer called “activity monitor”. Select to view all processes. It will show you what’s running as well as how much processor power each process is taking as well.

Many of these processes are absolutely necessary so don’t panic.

I recommend a piece of software called istat menu. It pulls info from activity monitor and posts it directly in your menu bar. Very usual to figure out what is running. Also monitors the temperature sensors inside your computer as well.
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