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Q: trackpad moving but not clicking

When my macbook is awoken from standby the trackpad moves the cursor around as normal but will not respond to a tap or a click. A restart won't get it working again, but a little later it will start working once more. At the moment I can't identify what gets it going, possibly by clicking using the magic mouse but can't be certain of that.

 

Any ideas? Others seem to report erratic behaviour, but the problems seem slightly more mechanical due to oversensity of the trackpad or the trackpad not  working at all.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 27, 2012 6:15 AM

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  • by Luekutus,

    Luekutus Luekutus Mar 10, 2014 4:10 PM in response to ralphbolliger
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    Mar 10, 2014 4:10 PM in response to ralphbolliger

    Thank you folks for this thread!I just had the exact same problme with my tackpad(s) and like some of you it was because mouse was on in laptop bag.

  • by yaczone,

    yaczone yaczone Apr 10, 2014 1:36 PM in response to NJFH
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    Apr 10, 2014 1:36 PM in response to NJFH

    After two trips to the Apple Store, then reading this thread.....we're never gonna mention this problem at work. Never. I just reproduced the issue per jonfrost's instuctions above. Exact same issue.

     

    Funny thing is, the first time I took it to the Apple Store, they diagnosed some problems with the logic board and shipped it off for 3-5 days to have several parts replaced. No cost to me of course, but good thing those other issues were discovered in the process.

  • by sethej,

    sethej sethej Dec 23, 2014 7:08 AM in response to twheeler 77
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    Dec 23, 2014 7:08 AM in response to twheeler 77

    Thank you, this was the problem I was having because my mouse would click but very slowly and it was difficult, thank you for your help!

  • by Wilclore,

    Wilclore Wilclore Apr 28, 2015 5:16 AM in response to ralphbolliger
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    Apr 28, 2015 5:16 AM in response to ralphbolliger

    Thank You Bozzy324156

    Sometimes it's just that simple. I also had my Magic Mouse turned on and it was in my bag. So glad that there is nothing wrong with my MacBook Pro.

  • by rslarner,

    rslarner rslarner Jun 11, 2015 2:03 PM in response to ralphbolliger
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    Jun 11, 2015 2:03 PM in response to ralphbolliger

    awesome - fixed my problem, too. thanks!

  • by jezfernandez,

    jezfernandez jezfernandez Jun 25, 2015 12:34 AM in response to ralphbolliger
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    Jun 25, 2015 12:34 AM in response to ralphbolliger

    Brilliant! Magic Mouse was turned on in my laptop bag - problem solved!

  • by telat,

    telat telat Sep 3, 2015 9:23 AM in response to ralphbolliger
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    Sep 3, 2015 9:23 AM in response to ralphbolliger

    Very helpful indeed, thanks a lot for this tip

  • by lewismedlock,

    lewismedlock lewismedlock Oct 14, 2015 6:35 AM in response to topfunky
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    Oct 14, 2015 6:35 AM in response to topfunky

    Take me out and dunk me in a vat of motor oil.  I tried everything including sending all my other hardware with input devices  to my sister in Uganda. Totally convinced this was not my problem I went back to setting pram's and vram's and pounding my head against more useless bulletin boards that  continued to tell me what to do if my mouse would click. Finally, I picked up a pillow in the corner of my office to suffocate my frustrated self and found a white wireless mouse grinning at me.

  • by Heisenberg_Targaryen_N_Grimes,

    Heisenberg_Targaryen_N_Grimes Heisenberg_Targaryen_N_Grimes Nov 7, 2015 5:50 AM in response to ralphbolliger
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    Nov 7, 2015 5:50 AM in response to ralphbolliger

    Fantastic! My Magic Mouse was stuck in my couch cushion and was on; I found it, turned it off and that fixed it! -- Darn kids.....

  • by FlyingFree4ever,

    FlyingFree4ever FlyingFree4ever Apr 4, 2016 1:14 PM in response to twheeler 77
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    Apr 4, 2016 1:14 PM in response to twheeler 77

    I can't believe what worked for me.  After rebooting, reading different websites, trying to fix it on my own, perplexed why one day the trackpad was working just fine, and then it stopped clicking.

     

    Thank you, Twheeler 77,  for posting your amazing words of wisdom!! Your the best.

     

    twheeler 77 wrote:

     

    In case anyone has the same issue as above but not relating to the Magic Mouse (I don't use one), it may be from dust or crumbs in the clickpad (if mechanical models). Try holding the laptop upside down and tapping the clickpad hard several times.  This worked for me.  I promise to ease up on the cookies, ha.

     

    Worked brilliantly for me!!  Your the best.

  • by sakthivels,

    sakthivels sakthivels Jul 20, 2016 8:17 AM in response to NJFH
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    Jul 20, 2016 8:17 AM in response to NJFH

    I had the same issue, and turning off bluetooth fixed the issue.

     

    ps: most probably you right click should work(two finger tap) use that to turn off bluetooth

  • by kdyck,

    kdyck kdyck Sep 20, 2016 12:32 PM in response to sakthivels
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    Sep 20, 2016 12:32 PM in response to sakthivels

    Hi. None of these worked for me. Here's the difference...

     

    My laptop ran out of battery while connected via bluetooth to a magic mouse and keyboard. I took the laptop only to a school, plugged it in, powered it up and noticed the trackpad wouldn't click but would tap.

     

    In my brilliance (Lol!), I went into the Settings and turned off the "tap to click" check box. OMG! Now all I can do is move the cursor.

     

    I tried zapping the PRAM but not the other one with no luck.

     

    Any thoughts on this one?

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