Silent Click not working on macOS Ventura

I am on macOS Ventura(13). And I noticed that silent clicking was not working any more.


I tried running my M1 MacBook in safe mode and also restarted in while power input connected, but nothing seems to work.


Any help is appreciated.


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 27, 2022 03:45 AM

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Posted on Nov 27, 2022 07:54 AM

Make sure you have the latest Ventura update which is 13.01. On Intel Macs you can reset the SMC and NVRAM and that has fixed it for others. You could also try deleting the settings by press Shift + CMD + G in Finder and typing in ~/Library/Preferences then press Return. Look for com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad.plist and com.apple.preference.trackpad.plist and deleting both and rebooting.


One user reported if they placed one finger on top of the trackpad and clicked with a second finger (multi-touch) that the Trackpad suddenly went silent and stayed that way.


Apple Silicon Macs (M1 / M2) do not have SMC nor NVRAM and you merely turn them off and back on normally and that is all that is required.

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Nov 27, 2022 07:54 AM in response to paragkatoch

Make sure you have the latest Ventura update which is 13.01. On Intel Macs you can reset the SMC and NVRAM and that has fixed it for others. You could also try deleting the settings by press Shift + CMD + G in Finder and typing in ~/Library/Preferences then press Return. Look for com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad.plist and com.apple.preference.trackpad.plist and deleting both and rebooting.


One user reported if they placed one finger on top of the trackpad and clicked with a second finger (multi-touch) that the Trackpad suddenly went silent and stayed that way.


Apple Silicon Macs (M1 / M2) do not have SMC nor NVRAM and you merely turn them off and back on normally and that is all that is required.

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