So if you have a wireless mouse or trackpad somewhere in the house, go find it. Then, just hit the power button again to power up. Note: if you need to do something with a Magic Trackpad which may cause it to play games like this, you can hold the power button for 3-4 seconds and it will power down. I never really looked beyond what was connected and it is wireless. I hope this helps someone who has this problem, because it's really simple and not obvious. This caused left clicks not to register (but right clicks worked), as well as some odd problems not being able to navigate completely via keyboard. As I had not turned it off, at some point the object on top must have pressed it enough to "click". I had taken that trackpad and put it underneath another item, in cleaning the clutter from my desk. I have an external trackpad that I use occationally. I had a very similar problem today and it was a real silly mistake. I am running OS X Lion.ĭoes this sound like an issue with the trackpad that will be corrected if the trackpad is replaced? Or is it another issue? If the trackpad is disabled when the mouse is plugged in, why is the mouse also having a left-click issue? A technician saw no problems with the logic board. My battery is in good condition (diagnostics were fine and it was replaced last year) and isn't swollen, which I know can be an issue that leads to trackpad problems. I'm able to left-click when using the mouse keys. I'm able to navigate, scroll and right+click with the mouse.
I disabled the trackpad when the mouse is plugged in under Universal Access, but I still am unable to get the left-click to register with the mouse. When the mouse is plugged in, left-click doesn't register.
Sporadically, I have some left-click function with the trackpad and mouse when the computer is awakened from sleep, but not always and never for very long. I'm able to navigate with the trackpad, but the click doesn't register (the trackpad does physically click). Very soon after, left-click stopped working. Instead of clicking, it would click + hold (selecting all text). My trackpad began malfunctioning suddenly.