Trackpad gestures no longer work with Sierra

blackpuddle wrote:

It isn't a software failure related to upgrading to sierra. Sierra has just changed and added to the trackpad gestures eg 4 finger swipe away has changed to 3 finger swipe away. an eg of additions is spider like five fingers on track pad all pinching in to the middle: this brings up launch pad

NONE of my gestures worked until I unchecked and rechecked them 😟

My first reaction was that Mission Control/spaces had been removed (and I was cursing! 😠)

So something got knocked during the upgrade.

once I had done that I could three finger up for Mission Control and Swipe Between Full-Screen App with four (which I then changed back to three)

All's good in the reality distortion field once again 😁

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

That did the trick, thanks for sharing!

I also have the same problem. How can it be fixed?

The scroll and zoom page doesn't work altho the 'more gesures' page does work. What's wrong?

I can no longer do a three finger swipe from left to right to reveal my Dock. Is there a way to solve this please?

Macbook Pro 2012

OS X Sierra

TThanks this worked for me too!

Had the same problem. No three/four finger swipe up or down or pinch our to show desktop.

What fixed it for me was installing Duet apps I think the Sierra update deleted the trackpad/duets files. Reinstalling duets and all the trackpad gesture functions are back. By the way, duet is not a bad app if you like to use your iPad or similar device as a second monitor.

Sorry if this solution does not work for you, but i am pretty relieved. what i have troubleshooted have all failed except this

good luck

I had this same issue. Solved it by unpairing and pairing again the trackpad. 🙂

Wow. For me, that's the only one that does NOT work.

Haven't yet tried the new-user test.

Turn on "three finger drag" for your Force Touch trackpad - Apple Support

I got this fixed.

The 3-finger drag needs to be activated in the Accessibility > Trackpad options > Enable dragging. I've noticed that every time there is an update, the accessibility options are reset.

Thanks! Above worked for me after upgrade to Sierra - hope next MacOS update it could remember user settings and wouldn't reset the Trackpad customisations.

Cheers

it worked!!! thank you soooo much! I was looking somewhere else...

settings - trackpad... but do drag setting over there!

I have tried deleting plist files, turn on and off the gestures, had no luck the same issue. Made another user and does work there, any suggesting?

This worked for me!! Move this solution to the top of the page!

I just updated my iMac to High Sierra and my trackpad gestures are no longer functional beyond simple finger swiping and double tapping.