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Can't double click to open files on buy desktop.

I used to be able to double click on files on my desktop to open them. But I don't know what happened and now I cannot double click to open them. I have to right click on the file and click "Open". I don't use a mouse, I use my trackpad. Is this a software glitch or is it something in settings?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 10:17 PM

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Posted on Jun 19, 2019 12:41 AM

What happens when you double click? Nothing at all?

Maybe in System Preferences the speed for double clicking is set too high and your double clicking is registering as two separate clicks.

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Can't double click to open files on buy desktop.

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