Trackpad keeps selecting everything!

Same thing happened as well after installing the update even though it happens occasionally, but secondary clicking does help. Still, it's annoying though.

I have been having the exact same problem since downloading a software update a month or so ago - unfortunately I don't know what the update was! But I am happy to see I am not alone - hope Apple fixes this soon as it is extremely annoying and happens at least daily. It's the only problem I've had with my MacBook Pro.

Turning off inertia or toggling any other setting will NOT correct this issue, as multiple other people have reported. I've tried everything, and a few times I thought I'd "fixed" it, but it always came back.

Thursday night I reinstalled OS X (clean install after a backup), ran software update and installed everything BUT the multi-touch update, and I haven't experienced the issue once - compared to multiple times a day, each day, since having previously installed the update. I sent this feedback to Apple, along with the previous data captured by the diagnostic software they sent me.

Soooo...if you must, as I did, a clean reinstall will restore your trackpad to working order.

PS - I had tried a "lazy" reinstall prior to the "clean" reinstall. It didn't work.

I am a techno fool and couldn't reinstall anything if I tried, but all this is quite interesting - I am going to print out all of this and take it with me to the Apple store. I paid for a year of support or something when I bought my computer so I may as well make use of it!

Good too see apple look after their customers and respond to issues fast.......

i have the exact same problem

it appeared after the last update

A temporary solution to this is to tap with two fingers(similar to what you do for a right-click). Works all the time for me.

same here. craaaazzzy annoying. please fix soon apple.

This just happened to me too and it's annoying as ****. The first time I fixed it I tapped on the bottom right of my trackpad with 2 fingers and it stopped, the second time this happened (tonight) I tried the same thing and it didn't work but when I double tapped with ONE finger on the left side it stopped. I hope Apple fixes this soon.

I wouldn't hold your breath, they seem to be ignoring this issue.

I've got the same problem! Though I don't have the Aluminum (I hope that doesn't matter) but this error is EXTREMELY frustrating! I can't type a sentence without it usually selecting everything and deleting my typing. I'm so glad I'm not the only one having problems here. I've tried everything. The restarts, the different trackpad options, etc. But since I no longer have the AppleCare plan (it expired), They want to charge me 50 bucks just for me to tell them about a problems THEY created! i'd love it if someone who still does have a protection plan or whatever to report this and make as big of a fuss as possible. And then to show them we're not all crazy, this thread! It's so frustrating! Especially for someone like me who is a full time student, so I do all my work on my mac!

Would appreciate any updates! 🙂

Same problem as everyone else, the only way I can get it to fix is by clicking furiously but that's probably more a sign of frustration then any great technical knowhow. It eventually stops though. Never happened before that software update either.

Actually did it again while typing this =_=

Someone go poke apple with a large stick or throw a rock at their head or something to make them work faster.

Soooo annoying, been happnening for several days now!! There hasn't been a surefire way for me to stop it when it happens, I usually just click around fast and sometimes it goes away (only to come back later -_-). I was worried that it would be a hardware issue, but seems to be a software issue since it doesn't affect WIndows on my computer. Apple please fix this soon!!!!! It is EXTREMELY annoying. It keeps sending links of the page I'm on to my iChat windows -_- NOT COOL!

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html

Sent feedback to Apple and referred them to this discussion. Also found a couple of other internet discussions about this topic. One person said she had turned off one finger dragging so I tried that and so far, so good. But as this problem happens randomly, it is too soon to say it's working as a fix.

Still, Apple needs to fix it!

Yep... I have this issue too. I wonder if you do a clean install of OS X and don't have the latest update if it will fix this... oh well... I've heard that the problem might be hardware, like a swollen battery... but removing the battery in the middle of the problem doesn't fix it.