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if your laptop's battery can't hold a charge you're doing it all wrong laptops are designed to work without having to rely on a charger so if you find yourself looking for an outlet every couple of hours while you work something is definitely going on the biggest reason for a battery that dies quickly is usually the battery itself laptop batteries can only last up to a certain number of charge cycles so if yours is hitting the limit it might be time to replace it here's how to find out on a Mac check valves if your battery by holding down the option key and then clicking the battery icon you'll see what the condition is here on windows it takes a few extra steps you'll need to create a battery report using the command prompt the easiest way to do that is to follow my tutorial on CNET now if you've done all these things in your battery is okay then there are a few other things you can do to make sure it lasts a bit longer the biggest battery hog is the LCD screen so make sure it's dimmed as low as possible whenever possible same goes for backlit keyboard keys another thing to do is to make sure you unplug any USB devices disable bluetooth when you can and close any programs you're not actually using and now you're doing it right you