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The Trackpad on my MacBook Air M1 2020 is unable to recognize zoom gesture.

I don't know why but my MBA has lately been giving issues with the trackpad since the past week. My Mac is in an almost perfect condition (just a minor dent on the right edge of the palm rest but that too was from 2 years ago). I don't have any other issues its just the Trackpad being faulty at times. Can someone tell me what exactly is wrong with my Mac?

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on May 15, 2023 10:58 PM

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Posted on May 16, 2023 12:50 AM

RishaabhJaggi06 Said:

"The Trackpad on my MacBook Air M1 2020 is unable to recognize zoom gesture."

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Troubleshooting the Trackpad:

Report back if anything here does the trick...

A. Visit these Site:


B. Boot into Safe Mode:

When you boot into Safe Mode, items load by default, with certain settings and caches set aside. So, hold down the shift key upon boot. See what happens then.


C. Single-Out this User:

What happens when you create a new Administrator user? do you still get this error? If not, then it it like an issue with the configurations of the current user. If so, then it is an issue of the macOS, in which case, you'd need to reinstall it.


D. Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be lost. It's just that misplaced items would be placed back to where they should be and corrupt system files would be replaced by clean files. Go Here: Reinstall macOS - Apple Support. Use the third bulleted method: [command + r].  Important: Prior to installing an update or performing a reinstallation, to prevent data loss, be sure to Back up your Mac with Time Machine.


E. Restore from a Backup:

Any recent Backups?: If you backed up your Mac prior to updating it then, restore form it. Sometimes, an update can fail due to power issues, or losing connection to Apple's servers. So, know to always back up your Mac prior to making any major changes to it, successfully as au update. In doing so, you with have something to restore store your Mac from from, should anything go wrong with the upgrade.

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May 16, 2023 12:50 AM in response to RishaabhJaggi06

RishaabhJaggi06 Said:

"The Trackpad on my MacBook Air M1 2020 is unable to recognize zoom gesture."

-------


Troubleshooting the Trackpad:

Report back if anything here does the trick...

A. Visit these Site:


B. Boot into Safe Mode:

When you boot into Safe Mode, items load by default, with certain settings and caches set aside. So, hold down the shift key upon boot. See what happens then.


C. Single-Out this User:

What happens when you create a new Administrator user? do you still get this error? If not, then it it like an issue with the configurations of the current user. If so, then it is an issue of the macOS, in which case, you'd need to reinstall it.


D. Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be lost. It's just that misplaced items would be placed back to where they should be and corrupt system files would be replaced by clean files. Go Here: Reinstall macOS - Apple Support. Use the third bulleted method: [command + r].  Important: Prior to installing an update or performing a reinstallation, to prevent data loss, be sure to Back up your Mac with Time Machine.


E. Restore from a Backup:

Any recent Backups?: If you backed up your Mac prior to updating it then, restore form it. Sometimes, an update can fail due to power issues, or losing connection to Apple's servers. So, know to always back up your Mac prior to making any major changes to it, successfully as au update. In doing so, you with have something to restore store your Mac from from, should anything go wrong with the upgrade.

The Trackpad on my MacBook Air M1 2020 is unable to recognize zoom gesture.

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