MacBook cursor keeps glitching and is unresponsive

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MacBook cursor keeps glitching and is unresponsive

I have an issue when I’m using some apps and games that if I have to drag and drop something, the cursor begins to glitch moving and clicking all on its own. It stays like that even when quitting the app or game. Once I shutdown the MacBook it goes back to normal.

just tried it again and it was doing it on its own after a couple of minutes.

im running a MacBook Pro mid 2014 on Bug Sur 11.7.1

MacBook Pro

Posted on Nov 23, 2022 4:55 AM

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Answer 1

bruno75

Community Specialist

Nov 24, 2022 2:30 PM in response to Oneash

Hey there Oneash,

That is a strange issue to occur, and we'd like to help by ruling out some general details, along with better understanding what's happening:

You mentioned this occurs with the cursor, but do you have another mouse connected to your Mac, or are you only using the built-in trackpad?
When did this first start?
Are there any physical issues with the built-in trackpad that you've noticed?
Sometimes unexpected behavior can be resolved with a restart. Check out the section 'Restart' here: Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac
We also recommend making sure that all apps are up to date: How to manually update apps on your Apple device

Cheers!

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Oneash Author

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Nov 25, 2022 6:46 AM in response to bruno75

Hi,

This is an issued with the trackpad with no other peripheral plugged in. I am currently using a bluetooth mouse to carry on using the MacBook, but the trackpad fault still persists.
this started after I updated to the most recent OS.
There doesn't seem to be any physical fault with the track pad as it works up to a point before it starts to glitch.
I have restarted and shut down many times and the fault persists.
all the apps are up to date as far as I know.

No idea what is going wrong.

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bbesspete

Community Specialist

Nov 25, 2022 8:39 AM in response to Oneash

Oneash,

We'd like to have you run Apple Diagnostics to help us isolate the issue you're experiencing further: Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support

Let us know the results!

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MacBook cursor keeps glitching and is unresponsive

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