Laptop was at 0% for two months, what can I do?

[Uboatfreak]

Hello!

 

My laptop's battery was completely discharged in early July, but after I returned from a holiday I completely forgot about it and did not use my laptop for two months. So my laptop battery stayed at 0% for two months. After I opened it again, HWMonitor said my battery wear was at 19%, and I noticed my battery was discharging noticeably faster during normal use. A month and a half later of ocasional use, HWMonitor says the wear is at 16% and the battery seems to discharge slower than in early September.

 

Is there anything I can do to make my battery last longer? I have read online recalibrating it would work, but I am not sure discharging it completely again would be beneficial. In addition, why has the wear level gone down? My laptop is an Acer Aspire VX15, if it matters.

[kelvinhall05]

I'd replace the battery (or, preferably, the laptop).

[WereCatf]

15 minutes ago, Uboatfreak said:

In addition, why has the wear level gone down?

When a li-ion battery has been sitting without use for a longer time, it may take several charge-cycles for it to get back some of its actual capacity.

[Uboatfreak]

1 hour ago, WereCatf said:

When a li-ion battery has been sitting without use for a longer time, it may take several charge-cycles for it to get back some of its actual capacity.

I see, thank you! Given that my battery still has more than 80% of its original capacity, would you recommed doing a battery recalibration like it is described here? https://www.windowscentral.com/how-calibrate-battery-your-windows-10-laptop