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Mouse right click shows desktop instead of opening context menu

Hi.

I just bought this Macbook Pro second hand two days ago.

Serial No: C02FXBSMDF8V

You can check all specs there. New OS.


When I right click the mouse (tried with several different mouses from different manufacturers - same problem) or press the trackpad with two fingers, it shows the desktop instead of opening context menu. I also checked my mouse on another macbook - no problem there - so obviously mac problem, not mouse problem.


Trying to change that to normal functionality, I opened the mouse section in System Preferences.

However, there is no such option there. The ONLY options are: scroll direction, scroll speed, track speed, double click speed, and primary mouse button.


I tried the trackpad window, but there is no way there to change what certain gestures DO, just to change which gesture activates which action. I tried to untick "secondary click" there - so secondary click on the trackpad stopped working, but the right mouse click still shows the desktop!


I looked everywhere and searched google for hours and asked the former owner - to no avail.


How do I make right click do what right click is supposed to do?

btw, ctrl+left click works alright.


Thanks.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 12:24 AM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2015 7:56 AM

Problem solved.

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Mouse right click shows desktop instead of opening context menu

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