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The trackpad on my Macbook Pro is acting crazy.

The trackpad on my macbook pro is acting erratic. it was as if somebody else was controlling my trackpad with the cursor moving and clicking on its own. The problem seems to be intermittent but often. It is creating untitled folders, opening finder, changing desktops, etc. It still jumps if the internet is disconnected. I am using Mountain Lion 10.7.5 updated. I tried resetting the PRAM, and resetting the OS, but did not work. The cursor stops acting erratically when I set the the computer to ignore the trackpad when a mouse is attached.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jun 28, 2013 5:11 PM

20 replies

Feb 22, 2015 9:14 AM in response to LucyJartz

I had the same problem - trackpad acting weird. Tried to reinstall-reboot-reformat. Didn't work. I tried to use it again tonight. In my disappointment, I give it a big slap on the right side of the Mac Book where your palm rests while typing. It works! Hahaha... to my surprise! This may not work with your mac. I just don't know if it will reoccur again.

Aug 3, 2015 8:30 AM in response to LucyJartz

I had these same issues and worse. I couldn't even come to this message board because the cursor hijacked my computer. But I learned that by placing your palm on the mouse pad and pressing down resets the pad. I tried this and waalaa. It worked.

dosemil

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Jun 23, 2016 6:54 PM in response to Dphill2000

This one worked for me. 🙂

dalakir

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Aug 20, 2016 9:13 AM in response to walkingmac

It is crazy but this worked like a charm (the slapping at the right side where we lay our hands when writing)! It was driving me crazy! Thank you soooooo much for sharing!!!

Aug 20, 2016 9:27 AM in response to dosemil

I was not so lucky, and eventually had to get my trackpad replaced. The repair cost about US$100 out-of-warranty.

The trackpad on my Macbook Pro is acting crazy.