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Trackpad suddenly stops working

Sometimes after my Macbook Pro goes to sleep, the trackpad will no longer work. It won't even make the clicking action when pressed down. Since I cannot figure out how to make it work again, I am forced to hold down the power button to turn off the computer (which I'm guessing is not good for it). When I turn it back on, trackpad works as though there were never an issue.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

2.7 GHz Intel Core i5

8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3

Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Jan 2, 2016 9:57 AM

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manthe

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Posted on Jan 20, 2018 7:53 PM

If you have one of the newest (2016/2017/touchbar) Macbook Pros, that really cannot be the issue - at least not technically. The trackpads do not physically move at all - they dont physically ‘click’ (e.g. move up and down) - the ‘click’ you feel is a haptic feedback engine that is software controlled. So - bottom line - debris ‘trapped under’ the trackpad couldn’t prevent clicking or movement because there is no clicking or movement. This has happened to mine a couple of times (twice to be exact) in the last 8-9 months as well. A reboot resolved it for me as well - but I’d really like to know what is causing it and if there’s a way to fix it without rebooting.

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umangp

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Feb 13, 2018 5:09 AM in response to dbs

I tried the three finger touch but didn’t work. My three finger touch is set up to drag windows. I will turn that off later and see if that fixes it.

Trackpad suddenly stops working