My mouse won't click?

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My mouse won't click?

My trackpad is working fine, in that I can move the mouse but when I click it nothing happens. I tried using a mouse and the right click works but the left click still doesn't work. I've restarted the computer many times but there also seems to be something weird going on with the computer itself because when I first start up the computer it only lets my mouse stay in the toolbar. It's only after I put the computer to sleep that I'm free to move the mouse where I want.

Any ideas? The computer is about four years old now. I've seen questions similar to this and they suggested resetting the PRAM and NVRAM, which I tried, but nothing changed.

MacBook

Posted on Oct 13, 2013 3:30 PM

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Answer 1

Delgadoh

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Oct 15, 2013 7:15 AM in response to kaylster

Hey kaylster,

First, I would try to isolate the issue. You can use a different user account:

Isolating an issue by using another user account

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4053

If the problem doesn't occur on the other user account that may mean it is a third party plugin or startup item causing the issue. If that doesn't isolate the problem, then try safe mode:

Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

If the issue still occurs here, then I would first make sure to backup your computer, and then reinstall OS X.

Best,

Delgadoh

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Answer 2

xaipete

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Feb 12, 2014 2:15 PM in response to kaylster

I've had this happen to me about 4 times over the past 6 months. I used my track pad to reboot the finder and the problem resolved. Before I thought about using the track pad, I rebooted, reset PRAM etc., but nothing worked. I even tried plugging in a wired mouse; that didn't work either.

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