1st Heat Issue (in TRASH)

[MajorTCS]

Today I tried to "empty the trash securely". There were 73 items. After 5-8 minutes I selected "stop" because the Fan was at 5400 and the Temp was 78 degree C. This is the first time I have heard the Fan. Also, it seemed as though it was stuck trying to empty. That is when I noticed the temp/fan issue. Any thoughts?

 

[cjacks68]

This is pretty much normal, especially with secure empty trash when it has to write over those areas of the drive more than once. Nothing to concern yourself with I think.

 

[NC MacGuy]

It seems empty trash and permissions repair are some of the most CPU intensive non-tasks there are.
Very normal except the fan should have been rocking 6200rpm.

 

[RayK]

Hehe the first thing I tried on my mba actually. No more..

 

[pvmacguy]

When I first read the title of this thread, I was like why would someone throw their MBA in the trash after heat issues.