Folding Forum

Hello.
After not folding for many years I just started again on my new M4 MacBookAir.
I'm currently working on my 4th WU.

In the good old times, the whole thing was run with a console on my PC. I could inject commands (some not recommended or suported), one of which instructed the folding engine to finish a WU and not start a new one. How do I do this on my mac while folding in a Firefox tab ?

I know folding is not recommended on a MacBookAir, it has no fan to control temperature. I will want to discontinue folding on the near future for the summer and dont want to "waste" a WU by stopping it after it started.

Click Pause icon and options will be given

When logged into the client web page (https://v8-4.foldingathome.org/machines) you should see a pause button for each of your folding computers as well as an overall pause button. When you press any of those it will ask if you want to finish the current work unit(s) before pausing.

Mactin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:05 pm I know folding is not recommended on a MacBookAir, it has no fan to control temperature.

I have an M2 Air that is folding on its 4 Performance Cores. Don’t worry about the lack of a fan, the machine will throttle CPU if necessary to maintain a safe operating temperature. Propping up the rear of the machine for some airflow underneath keeps it cool enough for good performance. I typically get at least 100K PPD with this config on most projects; I’m guessing you’ll get at least twice this with the M4.