Left click not working

While using my MacBook Pro (2019), Sonoma 14.4.1, the left click on the Magic Mouse AND the Trackpad suddenly stops working. The only way to fix it is by using the right click to restart.

Posted on Apr 26, 2024 9:07 AM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2024 11:27 AM

Limartel wrote:

While using my MacBook Pro (2019), Sonoma 14.4.1, the left click on the Magic Mouse AND the Trackpad suddenly stops working. The only way to fix it is by using the right click to restart.


If you are using external there is an option to ignore— see if that makes a difference for you.





To trouble shoot further you can:


—A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 




unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing


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

all known to cause issues on the macOS



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Apr 27, 2024 11:27 AM in response to Limartel

Limartel wrote:

While using my MacBook Pro (2019), Sonoma 14.4.1, the left click on the Magic Mouse AND the Trackpad suddenly stops working. The only way to fix it is by using the right click to restart.


If you are using external there is an option to ignore— see if that makes a difference for you.





To trouble shoot further you can:


—A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 




unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing


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

all known to cause issues on the macOS



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