How to fix the MacBook trackpad does not work?

Does your MacBook Pro trackpad not work? We introduced troubleshooting methods to get the touchpad to work again.

1. Check macOS update

To see if the trackpad has updates available, open the App Store and click the Updates tab at the top of the window.

Indeed, you should install all pending updates. But for the purpose of fixing the trackpad, you are interested in something called "touchpad firmware update" (or something similar). If you encounter any problems, please confirm that you are not running the latest version of the operating system, firmware and drivers.

2. Check the relevant settings

Double click does not work

To access the double-click settings, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Then follow System Preferences > Accessibility and scroll down the left sidebar until you reach Mouse and Trackpad.

Pointer is difficult to control

If you find that the mouse pointer is overreacting, try adjusting the tracking speed.

Click the Apple icon again, but this time go to System Preferences > Trackpad. You will see a slider called Tracking speed at the bottom of the window. Adjust to the level that suits you.

The touchpad is completely unresponsive

The test method is to check the physical mouse connected to the system via USB or Bluetooth. To determine which component of the MacBook has failed.

In this case, your system is set to ignore the touchpad input when the mouse is detected.

As long as you are running OS X 10.7 Mountain Lion or newer, you can change this setting by going to System Preferences > Accessibility > Mouse and Trackpad and unchecking the presence of the mouse or The checkbox next to "Ignore the built-in trackpad" when using the wireless trackpad.

3. Replace the MacBook trackpad

As the above method you can try, if you have completed all the above troubleshooting or solved the problem that the MacBook trackpad can't respond, then you need to purchase a suitable replacement part to replace this broken MacBook trackpad.

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