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Q: Trackpad issues after updating to 10.10.2, MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012

I'm experiencing sporadic touch clicking of the trackpad after updating to OS X Yosemite 10.10.2. I'm on a MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 and haven't had this problem before. It even registers clicks after disabling touch to click...This is very, very, very frustrating.

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Feb 1, 2015 10:36 AM

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Q: Trackpad issues after updating to 10.10.2, MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012

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  • by dominic23,Solvedanswer

    dominic23 dominic23 Feb 1, 2015 10:39 AM in response to grauamarcelo
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    Feb 1, 2015 10:39 AM in response to grauamarcelo

    Go step by step and test.

     

    1. Restart

     

    2. Shut down the computer.

        Clean the trackpad with moist not wet microfiber cloth.

     

        System Preferences > Point & Click

        Try turning off three finger dragging and then turning it on after  testing.

     

    3. Is there any Bluetooth device nearby with failing batteries? If so, replace the batteries.

     

     

      4. Reset PRAM:   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14222

     

     

    5. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

     

        Choose the method for:

        "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".

     

    6. Close all windows and quit all applications.

     

        Click the Spotlight -the magnifying glass icon- in the menu bar. Enter Disk utility in the box.

     

        Select Disk Utility from the drop down. When the Disk utility window opens up,

        select  Macintosh HD, then First Aid.

     

        Click Repair Disk    Section: "Try Disk Utility" Permissions button.

        Ignore the  time remaining estimate.

        Last 1 minute may take longer.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Feb 1, 2015 10:45 AM in response to grauamarcelo
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    Feb 1, 2015 10:45 AM in response to grauamarcelo

    Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive

     

    Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.

     

    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.

     

    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.

     

    Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.

     

    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

     

    Also see:

     

    Reinstall OS X Without Erasing the Drive

     

    Choose the version you have installed now:

     

    OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X

     

         Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet

                     if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

  • by ghettosnob,

    ghettosnob ghettosnob Feb 12, 2015 2:59 AM in response to grauamarcelo
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    Feb 12, 2015 2:59 AM in response to grauamarcelo

    Hi i got similar issues since updating on OSX 10.10.2 wit my MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012

    The build in trackpad is just variously moving, clicking and doing finger gestures (similar to the wet trackpad issue).

    Sometimes the issue is gone for a couple of hours than it reoccurs.

     

    Following the instructions by dominic23 does not make any difference.

    Anyone got the same issue and tried the Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive method?

     

     

    Using an external mouse (with deactivated trackpad) will do the job but... no!

     

    Thank you in advance