My MacBook cursor had a mind of its own. I moves everywhere and swipes to the blue screen and sometimes just fidgets everything around. I even tried to use my trackpad to control it and it still does what it wants.

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My MacBook cursor had a mind of its own. I moves everywhere and swipes to the blue screen and sometimes just fidgets everything around. I even tried to use my trackpad to control it and it still does what it wants.

I have a MacBook pro and have had it for about two or three years now and it's worked fine.

all of a sudden, the mouse stopped working, it wouldnt stay on something I'd try to click on and would just move around everywhere but mostly it goes on the "page". To the left that shows the calendar and time or it brings up all of my apps on my Mac. I've tried everything and don't know what to do.

is it a swollen battery perhaps?

MacBook Pro, iOS 8.3, 13 inch

Posted on Apr 27, 2015 11:02 PM

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dominic23

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Apr 27, 2015 11:26 PM in response to flowersniffinx

Jumpy Trackpad

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1449

Go step by step and test.

1. Restart

2. Shut down the computer.

Clean the trackpad with moist but not wet microfiber cloth.

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. When the Disk utility window opens up,

select Macintosh HD, then First Aid.

Click Repair Disk Permission

Ignore the time remaining estimate.

Last 1 minute may take longer.

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