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Right-click not working on trackpad

Hello! Yesterday, my Macbook didn't start up properly after falling asleep (not sure why), so I manually shut it off. After it restarted, I noticed that the two-fingered right click wasn't working properly. I can still scroll with two fingers, and I can right-click if I use a mouse. But the trackpad two-fingered click doesn't work.

I've restarted my computer twice, and I've tried turning the two-fingered right click setting on and off in System Preferences. Do you have any advice or suggestions? Thanks!

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Nov 24, 2010 11:38 AM

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runninonmt

Level 1

14 points

Posted on Jun 27, 2012 6:55 PM

Had the same issue and it was driving me crazy. Enabling/Disabling Secondary Tap under the Two Fingers section in trackpad preferences had no effect. First clue was in this thread earlier when I saw somone saying tapping wasn't working but actually pressing down hard gave the desired result. Voila, same w/ me. So, I went back to preferences and I noticed that, somehow, under the One Finger section the Tap to Click box was unchecked. No clue how that happened as I use this hundreds of times daily, at least, and immediatly noticed when it broke/changed. Checked that box and all is well.

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Feb 8, 2014 4:10 PM in response to kevinkendall

Thanks so much! I was going crazy with something so simple! 😀

Feb 8, 2014 8:31 PM in response to DamienNY

Bingo. 😉

Nov 18, 2014 8:09 AM in response to splizaat

Thank you so much. I've been missing this function for ages.

Jul 23, 2015 10:42 PM in response to splizaat

hey thank u so much for your solution! i thought i was going mad! i finally fixed my right click problem with your solution! thank u so much 😀

Yiagos

Level 1

25 points

Dec 16, 2015 2:21 AM in response to newbiemacuser2006

Hi, click on the folder and press ENTER.

Dee Mon

Level 1

4 points

Feb 25, 2016 4:20 PM in response to splizaat

Holy jeez. Thank you sooooooo much! It's under Mission Control now!!! Finally!!!!! It's fixed!!!!!!🙂

Mar 16, 2016 11:42 AM in response to Lucubrato

Thank you Lucubrato! This helped solve my situation. Kudos!

Sep 21, 2016 4:49 PM in response to kevinkendall

Hahah, makes me laugh! Very simple ! Thank's !!! 😁

LeePL1

Level 1

4 points

Jan 29, 2017 5:27 AM in response to Unami

enabling 1-tap fixed the problem for me too, thanks! Have a late 2008 MBP.

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Right-click not working on trackpad