Q: My MacBook cursor had a mind of its own. I moves everywhere and swipes to the blue screen and sometimes just fidgets everything ar ... My MacBook cursor had a mind of its own. I moves everywhere and swipes to the blue screen and sometimes just fidgets everything around. I even tried to use my trackpad to control it and it still does what it wants. more
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Apr 27, 2015 11:26 PM in response to flowersniffinxby dominic23,Jumpy Trackpad
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1449
Go step by step and test.
1. Restart
2. Shut down the computer.
Clean the trackpad with moist but not wet microfiber cloth.
3. Is there any Bluetooth device nearby with failing batteries? If so, replace the batteries.
4. Reset PRAM: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14222
5. Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
6. Close all windows and quit all applications.
Click the Spotlight -the magnifying glass icon- in the menu bar. Enter Disk utility in the box.
Select Disk Utility. When the Disk utility window opens up,
select Macintosh HD, then First Aid.
Click Repair Disk Permission
Ignore the time remaining estimate.
Last 1 minute may take longer.