How to Fix Any Macbook Track Pad
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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2016
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How to fix any Macbook track pad. This includes MacBooks, Macbook Pros, Macbook Airs, all sizes. Please note that most track pads can be fixed without replacement. Cleaning the track pad and the track pad socket will repair 90% of track pad problems.
If your track pad just doesn’t click or clicks sometimes, there is an easy quick fix.
In this video we cover:
* A quick track pad fix
* How track pads work
* How to replace a track pad on every Macbook
For more information about Macbook track pad replacement check out this page:
www.appledollars.com/trackpad-replacement
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Genius! You save me so much time from having to visit Apple store which btw is closed due to COVID19 ☺️
I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for this video, while at first i thought your step 1 was silly, I waited for the second part about how the trackpad works and I had no idea the seam was so important. My MBP had a few little splashes of orange juice on the trackpad and I had removed and cleaned it, but it was still ghost clicking and jumping the cursor all over. I took your advice and cleaned the seam and the case thorougly with rubbing alchol and put it back in and now it's working perfectly, 1 million thumbs up to you!
I'm glad you got it fixed and thank you for the comment!
Can’t thank you enough for this vid, absolute life saver!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOOOOOUUU!
I agree 100% with Tim... Older MB, trackpad "shot" when I bought it used, but I have upgraded RAM and SSD, etc and this was the 'final fix' to make it a sweet, high speed/performance laptop that is every bit as good as one costing much more $. THANKS a lot. The switch was also out of adj, so it took some "larnin' but after a few times apart and together, it's now workin fine!
That was one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever seen. MacBook Pro 2006. Turning it over battery obviously deformed. Worse than the one in the vid. Trackpad and clicker now working. Thank you. Impressed.
Perfectly clear explanation! Thanks very much; this is probably what's causing my Mac to ignore my clicks. (Very annoying.)
spilled a little ice cream on my trackpad for my school computer, it fixed itself by me cleaning and reclicking but this was still super helpful, thank you!! i would’ve had to pay for the laptop which i don’t even get to keep 😓
Many thanks!! My faulty track pad bothered me for quite a while now. You helped me to solve the problem. Many thanks!
THANK YOU!! This solved my "ghost-clicking" and "ghost-moving" cursor problems. There was a visible amount of mung on the edges of the trackpad, and the problem started soon after I had splashed a few drops of seltzer on the trackpad. I just cleaned the trackpad edges and the case edges with a Q-Tip dipped in 91% isopropyl alcohol.
I'm pretty sure you just saved me HUNDREDS of dollars by being able to fix this myself. Thank you.
Glad to help!
Great video! Thanks!
BRILLIANT!!! Tonnes of thanks to you, sir!
you the best man this are tutorials we need on RUclips
Thank you!
thank you!! your tap to click advice fixed my macbook air trackpad, thanks! :D
Glad it worked!
oh my gosh, thank you so much! i dropped my MacBook earlier and the trackpad now doesn't work. this fixed it! thank you!
Based on the title of your video (about how to fix ALL trackpads), I expected a stupid software fix that only applied to one specific situation. I started watching it (while already mentally composing my comment telling you how stupid and inappropriate your video title is)... but boy was I wrong...! This video is fantastic! It’s very comprehensive and it fully delivers on its promise! Great job - and thank you!
Thank you!
You have no videos about Macbook 2012 Retina.
My track pad is a bit loose and I wonder if it can be fixed!
that was a very well explanation. thank you
Wow thank you for a very easy to follow solution and the links to to appledollars and the guides, quick question? could a very swollen battery add to the problem of not being able to click the trackpad?
Yes, it is the culprit 75% of the time on 2008-2012 models of MacBooks
you really give me idea thank you.
Genius!!! Thank you!
I need to fix a trackpad from a MBPro 2013 - coming soon?
Sorted....I just on the other function and track pad is working marvellous..Thank you !
life saver! thank you!!!
Pls will doing this fix a moving cursor problem?
Thanks for the effort with the video!! Reset of SMC is useful to try first.
Welcome
Thank you very much Dollars with your video I just fixed my track pad on my macbook.
Glad to help
I've seen a # of videos on my track pad problem. This is the best of them.
Thank you.
Thanks for this :)
Welcome :)
Thank You! This saved me for a lot of unnessesary trouble plus I feel like real computer wizard after fixing my little mac 🧙🏻♂️
One of the silver screw on the trackpad is disfigured and ain't coming off..What should i do now?
It worked thank you!
good vid, why didn't you mention the battery replacement?
The trackpad in my macbook pro 13 inch, mid 2012 has suddenly become erratic. The pointer keeps moving around on its own, connecting an external mouse works very well. I discovered that the battery inside had become swollen, is it possible this could have damaged the trackpad?? Do you think is just a cleaning issue?
I went to appledollars.com and it says my macbook year (11 inch 2013) video is "Coming Soon". Any other videos as to how to replace my trackpad?
thank you very helpful
Thank you SOOOOO much!
Very good video
What tool do I need to open the Mac Book and where do I buy? Thank you for this video, My trackpad is defective for the 6th time, Mac Book is not on warranty anymore and I just paid top dollar for this new top case. I would love to fix it myself. I bought an exterior trackpad meanwhile. I do A lot of drag and drop.
i dont think you should try to open it.. its really complicated and you could really mess something up
Great. Now how do I copy and paste?
Great video but i need to know what type of drivers i need to get into the trackpad, especially the 3 bit size one
You need this amzn.to/2RDOe17 best kit in the game.
UnuvTdrHi
How do we get to that setting without the trackpad not working
TYSMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!
genius.
The link is great.
Hi thank u so much for step one I prefer to click down but somethings better than nothihg
great Video!
Thank you.
At the Apple dollars website, when I get to the year of my laptop it just shows the photo of the screen and won't go any farther. Stuck.
Sorry just haven't gotten to some models yet.
Whew, thanks.
Hi, my trackpad works but after having my Macbook checked for a problem it had, I've noticed a different click, like it has been clicked hard and now it goes a bit deeper when I click, it's loosened and makes also a sound. Kinda hard to explain, it would be clearer just by touching it. I hope I gave an idea of the problem. My question is: should I do something like this (with the screwdriver) to regulate it as it was before or I risk to damage it even more? I've never done something like this but it seems quite doable from your video :/
You MAY need to adjust the screw above the switch. I had trouble with mine like that too... it takes a tiny torx screwdriver - a small allen wrench sometimes will work as well. you need to take the battery out and leave the trackpad screws secured in place then try turning the adjustment screw one way or the other, with your finger constantly working the trackpad til you get the feel that works best for you. If it gets too tight it won't work andthe same for too loose... it's "happy medium" situation... took me about three times but then I could hear the switch making contact correctly and it works great now... hope this helps... As for damaging it - not likely as it's not very delicate... but the correct screwdriver type and size are important, even so, the adj screw is stainless, I believe and would be hard to strip. Make sure the torx driver tip is nice and FLAT, as some are made cheap and if so you'll need to drag it across a sharpening stone a few times, otherwise the tip can get chewed up easily if it doesn't fit the torx head snug...
thanks! i picked up a 2010 macbook white. and the fan had a hard drive mount stuck in the fan. the hd had one missing. with the fan stuck will it shut down before it will get so hot to damage to the macbook? i cleaned the fan and it is running nice and cool. if i send this one back the next one may have more problems. or should i keep this one?
Keep it. It should be fine after the fan fix.
ok thank you for the info :) and the repair videos time to ajust the trackpad
Let us know how it goes.
I have a couple of MBPs with so badly expanded batteries that they stopped the trackpad from working completely or cracked it!. On reassembly after taking the battery out, the trackpad response is affected. the pointer moves and clicks but not consistently. Can this damage be fixed?
(Incidentally I replaced that cracked 15 inch 2011 MBP with a white A1342 trackpad which I had lying around and the results are similar, the pointer moves but not particularly consistently. It seems to click OK)
By the way, yours is a particularly clear video, with a great explanation and camera work.
Try to clean the socket edges that the track pad sits into, also just order the replacements on ebay, they are like $20 now.
My macbook air has a problem, i can navigate using the trackpad, in other words, the little arrow moves, but when I press or click it doesnt respond, I tried connecting an external mouse and still nothing happens, any thoughts?
Replace trackpad.
the website link doesn't seem to work anymore
Is it the same in retina macbook pro 2016?
Same concept as this video (remove trackpad and clean around the edges) but to get the trackpad out look at this video from iFixit ruclips.net/video/3ujcHqxsXNw/видео.html good luck.
smh, when i go to full sreen on youtube my trackpad doesn't work at all, i have to click space to pause the video, click C to turn on subtitles, click F to go out of full screen etc. BUT it always stops working after a few minutes, because when i click to quit safari and then i open it again and watch youtube videos on full screen it works normally (for those few minutes)
Someone help me my trackpad is suck down like I mean if I move my mouse and click someone it don't work if I move my mouse to click a folder WITHOUT clicking the pad it clicks it it's like it sucked clicking
My mouse is all over the place if on a safari it keeps taking off the page and it kinda hard to control the mouse
Mine too but I guess this tutorials solve these problems too!
Retina display has a taptic engine please help me 😢
Same concept as this video (remove trackpad and clean around the edges) but to get the trackpad out look at this video from iFixit ruclips.net/video/3ujcHqxsXNw/видео.html good luck.
This was very helpful, trackpad clicking is working again. Thanks man!
Hello! My trackpad doesn’t work. It’s not the fact it can’t click, it’s the fact that the trackpad doesn’t pick up whenever I move it. The curser moves by itself, I am still a child and cannot get it fixed at a store, nor take apart the mac. Is there away too fix this? Thanks !
EDIT: I do not have a mouse, either.
The trackpad on my macbook isn't responding with "hard clicks" anymore and I noticed that there's a small bump on the bottom right corner... I'm really bothered.. What should I do?
I would take it out and clean the edges like in the video. If that's too complicated, you can just turn the computer off, get a toothbrush, soak it in 90%+ alcohols and dig it into the cracks around the trackpad. It might seem like they are tight and there is nowhere for the brush bristles to fit but the alcohol will sip through the cracks and clean the dirt that's not allowing the click. Also the battery might be swollen so the thickness of the battery is preventing the clicking (it's that fragile). You can remove the battery and just see if it the clicking works with the battery out, if so replace the battery.
Save Apple Dollars when I close my macbookpro 13' I cannot open again no display evan no sound if it turning onn pls help
Save Apple Dollars how much is a battery?
@@5unshin3x my aunt says she had tore place hers for like something around 300 bucks idk for sure tho
But once you disconnect the battery doesn't that reset the battery cycle count?
No, disconnecting the battery will not reset it's cycle count. Cycle count is determined by internal electronics in the battery.
You also didn't mention how using the appledollars link doesn't work as illustrated. You have to click and maneuver through potentially less than secure buttons. Perhaps there's new domain owners and they juiced it up.
what time of screw driver do i need?
If you are a pro or perform repairs on regular basis then get on of these:
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Thank you !!
Hi, in the min 1:30 when you lift up that thing that looks like a sticker, I did it and now my trackpad doesn’t move at all. How do I fix this? :(
How are you meant to do this if its not working
Use any external USB mouse, from any windows PC that you can get your hands on.
TYSM! I have a school laptop, and was scared that my parents would pay for another! TYSM!
I don’t have go on my laptop
first one saved me from my sister beating me up phew
Thank you, this video helped me with my problem. I really thought my Macbook was haunted !
Lol, it does give that impression.
Save Apple Dollars WHAT LIQUID SOLUTION WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO CLEAN THE TRACKPAD ??
Windex
My track pad is so sunk in after years of use it physically hurts my hand every single day to press it and drag things back and forth.
The mouse thing doesn't work
I’m stuck on the main page when younfie
First Idea I saw with the mouse I was liked oh yeah thats smart I'll just do that! OH WAIT I DONT HAVE A FRIGGIN MOUSSEEE💔*has low key panic cuz I have school tmrw*
Hola cono
thank you, i just dropped my laptop and now my trackpad doesn’t work!
Just wanted to let you know I was 1k like so yea
thank you
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I cleaned mine with a plasticized business card, without removing the pad.
Late 2008 AL Unibody 2.4 Deluxe 13.3"
A Q-Tip with clear ammonia cleaned up the gunk.
Works 1000% better, now.
Retired Camera Repairman
J.C.
Good work around but we suggest taking it out completely so and cleaning so the problem doesn't come back.
My problem is my mouse moving everywhere I don't want it to move
So remove the trackpad, clean it and reassemble.
I plugged in a mouse and it won’t work
Try another mouse.
I tried adjusting the set screw on my white 2010 MacBook's trackpad. At first, I thought that had fixed the problem with thumb click and thumb+finger click. But it still wasn't working consistently. I finally found this fix - offsetting the little metal clicker as shown in this video: ruclips.net/video/gBSghXAn9wM/видео.html. My trackpad is now working perfectly.
bought a trackpad and fixed it myself. can't believe apple charges around 300$ for something so easy..
Glad to hear your success!
broke the latch, its very sensitive :(
What latch?
@@GRIBSOFT the clip that that you flip open and close to attach the cable to trackpad
You can order a replacement, give me the size year and model of the mac and i'll give you a link.
@@GRIBSOFT i ordered one and fixed it, thank you very much, i love all your videos, saved me a lot of $$ fixing stuff myself
I actually smashed the hardware I think inside by smacking it wit my controller whenever I raged on cod 😂 Idk why I’m here instead of finding a place to fix it does anyone know who would take in a MacBook Pro to fix the hardware inside the computer besides apple?
DeadlyPuppet just Google "Macbook / Apple repair near me"
My problem isn’t the clicking, my trackpad clicks just fine but it’s not moving 😭😭😭
I would take it completely out and reseat it. If that does nothing then just replace it. What year and screen size is it and i'll link you the part.
Mine is 15" mid 2014. I have the same exact problem
I don’t have a mouse that fits ;-;
I don't trust myself enough to do that
Why won’t my mouse move ? On a track pad
Could be disconnected inside or something is stuck in the contour.
STEP 1: Find THE screwdriver
live longer bro so that you can help us
i cant press tap to click because i cant click anything because well obviously m y t r a c k p a d i s B R O K E N pls help and reply with a solution
Use external usb mouse to active tap to click.
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You sound slightly stoned.
As every good computer tech and programmer
If I had a mouse then that wouldn’t be an issue.....
How to fix any MacBook Track Pad: Use a mouse instead.
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