Trackpad on mac book is going crazy!

@cosmicten Thank You so much! I was panicking but your idea worked beautifully! I slipped some paper inside the slit and I could feel one spot was at king. This helped it release and now it works. Great ideaBand simple fix! Thank yo!!!!

This was incredibly useful! But don't use the corner of a newspaper to do this, the paper tore and I was left to clean out both the dried liquid and the paper.

And now my trackpad click works! YAY! 😀

WOW sorry about all of those Typos! I used a business card which was just thick enough, and it worked beautifully. It pulled thru and 'unstuck' the sticky portion of my trackpad, Now my mouse works great and all is well in the world. Thanks so much for an easy fix to a frustrating problem!

I went through four unproductive Apple support chats because my trackpad quit working. After trying every fix in the book--difficult because the cursor wanted to select and move anything it moved across, including text--I gave up. Next morning I got a call from Apple and the tech told me to clean the trackpad with alcohol. I was dubious. It looked perfectly clean, but I followed instructions and the ****** thing works beautifully. I wish someone else had mentioned that! I wouldn't have ended up wasting an entire day.

In simple terms--take a clean rag, dampen it with denatured alcohol and wipe it clean. Let it dry, do it again for good measure. Wipe it clean or let it air dry and it should be good to go.

Hi,

Thanks you for the many tips. I had a similar problem a couple of days ago, and although I tried everything you all suggested, nothing changed.

Eventually, I went to the Apple Store and they oppenned it to see if the problem came from the harware. Apprently it did, something was damaged on the surface of the trackpad, so I paid 80 Euros to get it fixed (ouch). I'm going to get it this afternoon, hoping it will be fixed. If not I will keep you updated

In case anybody needs it, these were the problems I had:

Using the trackpad was impossible, it "jumped", it didn't respond properly

The mouse would spontaneously click, even when I didn't touch it

When I used a USB mouse it worked a little better at first but would eventually go insane as well (explanation from the Apple Store: the mac still has the priority on the mouse even when a second mouse is pluged in, so my trackpad was still controlling the mouse)

Hope this helps 🙂

FOUND THE FIX!!! I have had this problem multiple times, tried all the message board fixes and have finally figured out the real solution, at least on my MacBook Pro (early 2015) / built in trackpad. Disconnect from street power, let battery discharge for 20 mins and reboot. I believe the root cause is improperly grounded power source (many hotel rooms) combined with an overly sensitive trackpad to slightly high power supply voltage.

Try above fix before the Genius bar... if above is true, they won't be able to replicate it.

Big thank you to Linc Davis. 4. Reset the System Management Controller. Worked a treat.

You are a star.

I've read a lot of possibly solutions. However, it was already sucked up like a sponge when I saw the problem occur. For people who haven't cleaned it the right way when the liquid was still on it, this is what you need to do:

- Hold your MacBook (Pro) Vertically so the liquid under the glass of the trackpad goes to the sides.

- Grab something like a piece of paper which can suck up a lot of liquid, (just in case) go very slowly along the sideways of the trackpad while still holding your MacBook vertically.

- I also tried to run a program that will require a lot of engine power so the laptop is getting a bit more warm then normal, any fluids left can turn into damp and go out freely without harming your laptop.

I know this sounds crazy and all, but it works for me!

Same thing just happened to me and I'm a freelance graphic designer on deadline! I just now took out my battery and it works fine. Whew!!! Swollen/bad battery apparently.

Thank you Motorcycle Michael.

My pleasure!

Thank you Blublud02, I am going to try!

THIS FIXED IT FOR ME!

After a year of this issue, a simple move to the right fixed it. Thanks!!

sorry but the simple answer which i have done after months of trying quick fixes was to buy new trackpad!

no problems now!

Mine is working fine in safe mode. Any suggestions how I route out the problem?