Macbook 13 Inch spacebar sometimes only working with shift or option key. How to fix this?
Typing into search bar in google, spacebar will only work alongside shift and option key, but in Word doc etc. will work perfectly fine.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4
Tupou27 wrote:
Macbook 13 Inch spacebar sometimes only working with shift or option key. How to fix this?
Typing into search bar in google, spacebar will only work alongside shift and option key, but in Word doc etc. will work perfectly fine.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Thanks!
Sounds like third party interference,— some old app hanging around.
To trouble shoot further you can:
—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.
This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
Tupou27 wrote:
Macbook 13 Inch spacebar sometimes only working with shift or option key. How to fix this?
Typing into search bar in google, spacebar will only work alongside shift and option key, but in Word doc etc. will work perfectly fine.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Thanks!
Sounds like third party interference,— some old app hanging around.
To trouble shoot further you can:
—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.
This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
Does this occur for a different user, e.g., Guest ?
Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support
Does this occur after starting up in Safe Mode?
Mac 13 spacebar only works with shift or option key!
