How to fix erratic pointer on macbook air/big sur 11.5.2

When I use the trackpad on my macbook often the pointer disappear and jumps to the bottom righ corner. When I try to direct the pointer with the trackpad (or the mouse) the same jump happens again and again. This is terribly annoying. This happens since almost the beginning and I did not find any way to fix it.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Sep 19, 2021 5:36 AM

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Owl-53

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Sep 19, 2021 6:49 AM in response to Pascal-math-LLN

Are you using Both the Trackpad and Mouse at the same time ??

Sep 21, 2021 1:03 AM in response to Pascal-math-LLN

No I only use the trackpad. A mouse was in the list of bluetooth devices but not on.

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