Mouse Click Issues After Updating (Sonoma)

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Mouse Click Issues After Updating (Sonoma)

Hi, this thread is locked, but experiencing the same or similar issue in Aug 2024.

DESCRIPTION: Certain apps/windows become unresponsive to mouse clicks intermittently. The 'give away' (in Finder at least) is that the red, yellow & green buttons appear greyed-out until I mouse over them, then they turn colored - so they are responding to mouse-over but they do not respond me mouse clicks.

This is happening intermittently for me. Programs I've noticed being affected include:

Finder
Logic Pro
Brave Browser

SETUP: Mac Studio M2 | Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93) | Apple Trackpad or Logitech Mouse (both display the same behaviour).

WORKAROUND: Quitting the app and restarting provides a temporary workaround.

Posted on Aug 19, 2024 7:02 AM

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Owl-53

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Aug 20, 2024 2:01 AM in response to nwebbcouk

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Owl-53

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Aug 19, 2024 9:46 AM in response to nwebbcouk

Does this issue Only occur using the " Logitech Mouse " in Both Regular Mode and Full Screen Mode

The link did mention McAfee Third Party Security Software as was " Norton antivirus " also Third Party Security Software and " MX Master 3 " which is a Third Party Mouse

That is only just the First of 13 pages long thread

On the 3 devices I am using, 1 - M1, 1 - M2 and 1 M3 using either an Apple Trackpad or an Apple Magic Mouse

I can not duplicate this issue under previously macOS 13 Ventura or current macOS 14.6.1 Sonoma

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nwebbcouk Author

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Aug 19, 2024 11:31 PM in response to Owl-53

> Does this issue Only occur using the " Logitech Mouse " in Both Regular Mode and Full Screen Mode

No. As mentioned in the initial post, the Apple Trackpad & Logitech Mouse both display the same behaviour

> The link did mention McAfee Third Party Security Software

It did, but I don't run any 3rd part virus/security software

> That is only just the First of 13 pages long thread

Yes. I went through it all. I linked to it so as to reference that I am not alone in experiencing this issue and that it's ongoing but only affecting a subset of people, but none of the solutions contained within it seem to work.

> I can not duplicate this issue under

I'm not surprised. It's clearly not affecting everyone. In fact I've had Sonoma installed for a while and it has only become an issue recently (presumably caused by a change I made or the most recent update I installed).

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Owl-53

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Aug 19, 2024 8:02 AM in response to nwebbcouk

nwebbcouk wrote:

Hi, this thread is locked, but experiencing the same or similar issue in Aug 2024.

DESCRIPTION: Certain apps/windows become unresponsive to mouse clicks intermittently. The 'give away' (in Finder at least) is that the red, yellow & green buttons appear greyed-out until I mouse over them, then they turn colored - so they are responding to mouse-over• but they do not respond me mouse clicks.

This is happening intermittently for me. Programs I've noticed being affected include:

Finder

• Logic Pro

• Brave Browser

SETUP: Mac Studio M2 | Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93) | Apple Trackpad or Logitech Mouse (both display the same behaviour).

WORKAROUND: Quitting the app and restarting provides a temporary workaround.

Use apps in full screen on Mac

Screen Shot with Safari in Full Screen Mode

Screen Shot with Safari in Full Screen Mode and Apple Magic Mouse

Mouse Over Above and Top Most of screen

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Answer 5

nwebbcouk Author

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Aug 19, 2024 9:14 AM in response to Owl-53

Thanks, I think you may have misunderstood the issue. None of those buttons (including the fullscreen one) are functional at all.

They respond to mouse-over events, but not to mouse-press events.

See the thread I linked to.

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