Irratic trackpad behaviour - clicking, zooming on it’s own
Issue: my trackpad works fine for about 30 mins of continuous use. Then it starts involuntary clicking on its own, mostly stuck on left click and zooms in and out. Basically, after 30 mins I no longer have control of the trackpad as it seems to be possessed.
What i’ve Done so far: my friend who works at Apple said that’s it’s not a malware/virus issue and it may be a swollen battery or hardware issue.
I took my computer to a local repair store where they checked for liquid damage, swollen battery, etc but stated that it’s completely healthy from a hardware perspective. They then thought it could be a software issue, so they updated to the latest software edition currently available. Unfortunately though, I got my computer back and the track pad still has the same issue.
They did mention a RAM/SSD upgrade which would significantly enhance the speed of my computer but may also help with the trackpad issue. Apparently when the operating system is too advanced for my current ram setup, it could cause other problems. Does this sound legit? I just don’t want to pay $300+ and still be left with a broken trackpad
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Lets see what your battery looks like. Run this gem of an app: CoconutBattery. Take a a snapshot of the main window and paste it here for us to see. What is likely happening is the battery is swelling up pressing on the trackpad from below. Once we know what the batteries status is we can then figure out the next move.
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por Dan
Hi Dan,
Thanks so much for your answer.
So, so far my friend who works at Apple said that’s it’s not a malware/virus issue and it may be a swollen battery or hardware issue.
I took my computer to a local repair store where they checked for liquid damage, swollen battery, etc but stated that it’s completely healthy from a hardware perspective. They then thought it could be a software issue, so they updated to the latest software edition currently available. Unfortunately though, I got my computer back and the track pad still hasn’t the same issue.
They did mention a RAM/SSD upgrade which would significantly enhance the speed of my computer but may also help with the trackpad issue. Apparently when the operating system is too advanced for my current ram setup, it could cause other problems. Does this sound legit? I just don’t want to pay $300+ and still be left with a broken trackpad.
por Hollie Nash
Still has the same issue**
por Hollie Nash