All of a sudden I got a sticky cursor. No fluids no accidents nothing happend to think this might be the problem.
Never changed anything it just happened.
Can any one tell me how to get it back to normal again?
Reboot not working for it, changing everything on the trackpad prefs won't help either.
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Is the sticky cursor one that moves and stops or one that picks up items and moves them around the screen?
If picking up items, check System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad tab.. > Trackpad options > uncheck dragging with drag lock.
Thanks for the reply and did try that already, I even tried de-selecting everything but it stays the same.
It selects everything, picks up everything. And on websites it selects text and so on while I don't want it.😠
After rebooting it seems gone, for a while but then it starts it again.
Mac Air is not overheating, and I haven't spilled anything on it.
Tried cleaning the trackpad and thought it helped, but it didn't
Same here. It seems to be pressure sensitive. When I move the cursor with light pressure on the Trackpad, nothing happens. But with a little bit more pressure (but no Klick to be heard) it starts picking uf stuff and marking text everywhere. And yes, "Klick durch Tippen" is deactivated.
Identical situation here. Nothing clears the trackpad-down state. Even a bluetooth mouse doesn't help. The trackpad behaves as if the button is being held down so another pointer devices doesn't help. The only remedy is a reboot. The issue can occur even minutes after booting (a cold) machine.
Same thing here. The trackpad cursor just picks up objects and text. I am suprised that it happening also to my blue-tooth apple mouse. A reboot does seem to briefly fix the problem. I am starting to run out of ideas.
Like others on this thread here, I have checked the settings for: System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad tab.. > Trackpad options > uncheck dragging with drag lock.
It turns out the hardware in my trackpad was failing. Apple replaced it under warranty and zero problems since!
I have a sticky cursor on my Mac Air and I can't seem to shake it.
