Computer screen and trackpad unstable
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12
Would you say the same thing about a car you bought new and now its 10 years old and needs a lot of work?
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Unstable = jumps from program to program. Screen flickers. Cursor jumps all over the place.
Please determine if the same problems occur in "Safe Mode": How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
If you want to elicit help from your fellow Mac users, I suggest you consider composing a brand new question with a descriptive title. Please be specific regarding the behavior you are experiencing, the actions you took to address it, etc. Consider using this User Tip as a guide: Writing an effective Apple Support Communities Question - Apple Community. Ranting about a Mac that has cost you the equivalent of one cup of coffee per week for nine years will not lead to a solution.
All anyone can determine from what you have written so far is that you have a flickering screen and a jumpy cursor. There are a variety of possibilities for that, and having replaced the battery yourself gives rise to a lot of potential concerns.
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Icloud was not meant to backup your computer completely .Thats what time machine is for. You would need at a minimum 2 to 4 time as much space as what you are trying to back up.
sorry about the typos ... but that is partly because of the instability and partly because I am in a hurry.
Sorry about the tone of my last response. It was out-of-order. I know you are only trying to help.
The file system on my 2013 Mac Book Pro is Journaled HFS+
How do I back it up? I do not have a Time Capsule and that is the only choice given to me in System Preferences.
Thanks for that, but Software licensing agreements are not rubbish.
I am out of the discussion.
I am sorry, I apologise for my hasty remarks.
Could you elaborate on what's "unstable"?
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the battery, although its cycle count of 899 seems high for one that's less than a year old. Apple may no longer be able to service that Mac, leaving you no other option than to replace it yourself, but be advised DIY battery replacement can result in hardware-related problems. The trackpad is particularly vulnerable to damage due to its physical proximity.
Update it as leroydouglas wrote, and create a backup assuming you don't have one. To learn how to use Time Machine please read Back up your files with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support.
Computer screen and trackpad unstable