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Mouse pointer defaults to "resize column" instead of arrow in Finder after Monterey Upgrade (on M1 Mac)

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It also affects Finders' behaviour and is really annoying.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 3:18 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Posted on Nov 5, 2021 3:34 AM

See if the same problem occurs in Safe Mode. To start in Safe Mode in an M1 Mac, press and HOLD the power button until you get a screen with startup options.

If, as I expect, the problem does not occur in Safe Mode, then we will know that it is related to something that loads in your account when you boot normally. To find out what it may be: Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

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Luis Sequeira1

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Nov 5, 2021 3:34 AM in response to Rogier Janssen

See if the same problem occurs in Safe Mode. To start in Safe Mode in an M1 Mac, press and HOLD the power button until you get a screen with startup options.

Nov 5, 2021 11:44 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you for your response…. I booted in Safe mode and indeed the problem did not occur. However, now the problem is gone in regular mode as well and cannot reproduce it anymore…. Maybe it just needed a restart…

Nov 25, 2021 3:00 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Safe Mode was not tested.
Restart did solve the problem for now

Nov 25, 2021 1:55 AM in response to Rogier Janssen

Hello,

have the same issue on M1 mac and Montery. I'm using a logitech M705 mouse.

Nov 25, 2021 2:58 AM in response to wildcard_hh

wildcard_hh wrote:

Hello,

have the same issue on M1 mac and Montery. I'm using a logitech M705 mouse.

Did you test in Safe Mode? Does the problem persist after restart?

Mouse pointer defaults to "resize column" instead of arrow in Finder after Monterey Upgrade (on M1 Mac)