Hello fellow Mac users.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it is normal if Apple Remote Desktop comes up in Disk Utility when trying to repair disk permissions even though I've never downloaded the program? Prior to running Disk Utility I was doing some cleaning with OnyX, as I do regularly. I'm trying to pinpoint the cause of my CPU running about 20 - 25 degrees higher than usual. Anyway, if anyone knows about whether it is normal to see Apple Remote Desktop in Disk Utility fixes even though I've not installed the program, please let me know.

Many thanks.

disk utility fixes system files only. Not user files, and i don't think it will fix applications either.

have you checked system monitor to see what is actually using up your cpu, hence higher temp?

It doesn't on my 15" 2011 MBP.

the remote desktop client is part of os x...youll even see updates for it periodically.

2nd the suggestion to open activity monitor and change it to "all processes" then organize by CPU with the arrow pointing down (highest use at top)

failing some sort of hardware problem thats probably your best bet to see whats going on

I'm not sure if this is typical of what you're seeing MacEnthusiast in Disk Utility, but sometimes a downloaded .dmg file can get hung up in its window, and definitely if the dmg is left open, but they are easily removed with a right-click:

Thanks for the replies. I spend a lot of time on my computer so I'm pretty quick to notice things out of the ordinary and lately I do feel like it is running hotter than usual (I use iStat to monitor). Today, for example, I'm running MacScan and I noticed I could smell a type of heating smell not unlike a blow dryer but only slightly. I checked iStat and my CPU is running at 80 degrees. I can't recall my notebook computer ever having a smell to it. Has anyone ever had to replace thermal paste on their MacBook?

2nd the suggestion to open activity monitor and change it to "all processes" then organize by CPU with the arrow pointing down (highest use at top)


^^

and yes, old thermal paste can need to be replaced. i have seen countless older MacBooks with "thermal issues" up to an including failing the ASD tests due to old crusty thermal paste.

disk utility fixes system files only. Not user files, and i don't think it will fix applications either.

have you checked system monitor to see what is actually using up your cpu, hence higher temp?

Usually when I am using MacScan the CPU temp will go up a bit, especially if I am also watching videos or something. However, I noticed it seems to run hotter on average just when I'm doing regular things such as web browsing and/or listening to iTunes. This is everyday now.

I do a bit of gaming occasionally and so am thinking that maybe over the two years I've had this MacBook Pro maybe the thermal paste is crusted or dissipating.

i give up

and yes, old thermal paste can need to be replaced. i have seen countless older MacBooks with "thermal issues" up to an including failing the ASD tests due to old crusty thermal paste.

Thanks broad. Is it particularly easy to open up the MacBook Pro and apply new thermal paste? I've done it before on a different device but never on a MacBook Pro. Also, I figure when the time comes I'll use Arctic Silver 5 -- is that what you would use?

Thanks broad. Is it particularly easy to open up the MacBook Pro and apply new thermal paste? I've done it before on a different device but never on a MacBook Pro. Also, I figure when the time comes I'll use Arctic Silver 5 -- is that what you would use?

You would need to remove the logic board and heat sink on its underside to re-apply new thermal paste.

I'm not sure if this is typical of what you're seeing MacEnthusiast in Disk Utility, but sometimes a downloaded .dmg file can get hung up in its window, and definitely if the dmg is left open, but they are easily removed with a right-click:

Hey pm-r. Just to clarify, I didn't see Apple Remote Desktop on the left side of Disk Utility with the media but on the right side where the Permissions details display. I thought that Apple Remote Desktop is something that you would have to download and install (which I hadn't done). I didn't know it was part of the OS as broad pointed out, so it is possible that what I saw wasn't out of the ordinary. Still trying to diagnose the heating issue, though, and am thinking maybe it is the thermal paste.

You would need to remove the logic board and heat sink on its underside to re-apply new thermal paste.

Oh, that doesn't sound very fun at all. Do you think replacing thermal paste after two years would be a normal occurrence, Lars?

Oh, that doesn't sound very fun at all. Do you think replacing thermal paste after two years would be a normal occurrence, Lars?

No. Not unless the heat sink has been removed before and the thermal paste wasn't replaced at that time (which it always should be if the heat sink is removed). Otherwise, there is no need to replace the thermal paste after just two years, or even after five years in most cases. I never replace the thermal paste in a MacBook/MacBook Pro unless I'm replacing the logic board, heat sink or if a diagnostic test comes back throwing an error related to the thermal paste.