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My 2021 Macbook Pro 14' has a problem with spacebar advance -

if I have more than 3 windows open or if I have not turned off computer to reset overnight. the spacebar will not advance the text...all text runs together. I have had it 2x to Apple Genius and no help with this one. Any ideas? Thank you.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Aug 17, 2022 1:52 PM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2022 5:35 PM

Horsereporter wrote:

if I have more than 3 windows open or if I have not turned off computer to reset overnight. the spacebar will not advance the text...all text runs together. I have had it 2x to Apple Genius and no help with this one.
Any ideas? Thank you.


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS



To trouble shoot further you can:


—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. 



—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


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, font 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 impacting the 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.






Plugging into an external keyboard and compariing your results would be telling...

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Aug 17, 2022 5:35 PM in response to Horsereporter

Horsereporter wrote:

if I have more than 3 windows open or if I have not turned off computer to reset overnight. the spacebar will not advance the text...all text runs together. I have had it 2x to Apple Genius and no help with this one.
Any ideas? Thank you.


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS



To trouble shoot further you can:


—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. 



—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


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, font 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 impacting the 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.






Plugging into an external keyboard and compariing your results would be telling...

My 2021 Macbook Pro 14' has a problem with spacebar advance -

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