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MacBook trackpad won't 'click'

Hey everyone,

I have a early white MacBook whose battery's status is "Replace Now" and i can move my cursor around, but it wont perform a 'click' at all. However, I connected my magic mouse and it was able to also move the cursor, but it still did not click. I reset my PRAM to see if that would do it any good. So upon restarting I didn't touch my trackpad and only used my mouse and I had my 'click' action back...problem solved right? NOPE!...the minute I touched the trackpad I lost the 'click' action. Can anyone tell me what is going on and is there anyway I can solve this problem without taking it to a store?

I also have the same model MacBook in black, whose battery won't charge at all, yet I still can click with my trackpad. Does this rule out the possibility of it being a battery problem?

Cheers.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 8, 2011 8:56 PM

20 replies

Nov 20, 2013 2:18 PM in response to Sableterra

I just had a white 2006 MacBook given to me that had this same problem. I was able to fix it by just giving it a fresh Operating System (Leopard) install. Problem solved. I hope this helps someone.

Jan 6, 2014 1:32 AM in response to Solo Keita

I am having problems with my track pad on my 09 Macbook Pro. It will stop clicking then the cursor disappears. Seems to get worse the more windows I have open. I have to use the escape key, close windows and then i get the cursor back, then the track pad works again. Any ideas?

Apr 9, 2014 9:36 PM in response to PalAstroDaddy

Thank you SO MUCH for this.... I had the issue as well, and thought "what are the odds, no way, too easy". Lo and behold, I went into my office (three rooms away, mind you) and my wireless trackpad (which I previously thought was dead) was hidden under a stack of magazines and being pressed.

Gotta love community info sharing! 🙂

Dec 23, 2015 10:02 AM in response to PalAstroDaddy

Thank you SO much - this is EXACTLY what was happening to me - a magic mouse in my laptop bag was turned on and preventing my trackpad from clicking. I tried everything and was beginning to feel insane. THANK YOU!

Sep 15, 2017 1:34 PM in response to mkritzer

How are you able to get to system preferences without being able to click anywhere? Is there a way to do it on the keyboard?

MacBook trackpad won't 'click'