I was frustrated with this MacBook Pro trackpad cursor dancing problem all day long. Fortunately, I resolved it with an 'imperfect' solution (will explain why later). So, I figured it might worth putting together this article like this -- sharing my experience and hopefully it would save you a trip to Apple Genius Bar. What happened to my MacBook trackpad? I am on a MacBook Pro and as I can recall now, it all started with a temporary freeze on my Mac (unlike the classic issue though).about five seconds or so; I couldn't do anything. Short after that, I noticed my MacBook Pro started to act up — the cursor kept jumping around, web pages automatically opened and closed, screen resolution adjusted itself, etc. Magic Keyboard, Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2 have a built-in rechargeable battery that lets you use the devices for extended periods between charges. New Listing Apple Macintosh Mac mouse M0100 platinum for 128K/512K/Plus WORKING For sale is a working Apple Macintosh mouse, model M0100 in the platinum color and made in Japan. I have tested all as working with a Macintosh Plus. This really scared me as my Mac was literally out of control. Things I tried but didn't work Although the erratic trackpad/cursor issue persisted at that time, I still could perform some basic operations though not that smooth. At first, I thought my Mac was infected, because the situation reminded me of viruses and malware issues back in the PC days. So I immediately opened and ran a full scan. Around 20 minutes later, no threats found (to my surprise). I then suspected my Mac internal hard drive was malfunctioning, so I went ahead and pulled out Disk Utility and several other apps to. Turned out the main drive is working fine without any problems. I also reset SMC and NVRAM on my MacBook Pro, thinking that would fix the issue as the symptoms I was facing were quite similar to what the Apple support articles describe. In case you don't know, resetting NVRAM and SMC is pretty easy. Check out and article from Apple. And guess what? Nope, the Mac cursor still kept jumping and clicking, and moving on its own after that. I also disconnected my Magic Mouse, USB flash drive, and unplugged the charger. The last thing I tried but didn't work either was performing software update via App Store. All these took me a few precious hours.until I finally fixed it with a simple trick. The solution? It's oddly simple! Checking an option called ' Ignore built-in trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present' via the System Preferences setting. Here's how to do it step by step: Step 1: On your Mac desktop, click the Apple logo, and select System Preferences. Now the erratic cursor jumping issue should disappear. And you should be able to use your external mouse to navigate smoothly on your Mac. Why the solution isn't perfect I tried to uncheck that option above, and guess what.the trackpad problem appears AGAIN on my MacBook Pro. That means I can ONLY rely on the Apple Magic Mouse to navigate — which I'm okay with. But for those of you who don't have a mouse or you are used to relying on the trackpad for navigation, it can be troublesome.
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