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MacBook Air 2017 - Trackpad can't click
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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1905319" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>Hi,</p><p>I have a 2017 MacBook Air where suddenly the trackpad click no longer works.</p><p></p><p>It's not my personal Mac so I'm not even 100% sure what part of that trackpad is supposed to move.</p><p>When I run my finger around the edge of the trackpad,at the bottom the trackpad is noticably lower than the case, at the top it's pretty much flush.</p><p>When I attach a suction cup to the trackpad, I can pull it up at the bottom so it becomes flush with the case but if I pull at the top the trackpad does not move. Not sure if it is supposed to move.</p><p>I tried cleaning around the edge of the trackpad, got out a bit of dirt but that made no difference.</p><p></p><p>A swollen battery I think would prevent one from pushing down on the trackpad. Unless that only affects the top of the trackpad, I don't think that's it.</p><p>I tried to enable the "tap tp lick" option - that works fine.</p><p>I also tried using a mouse which works as well.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions what to try or check.</p><p>So it seems the electronics are OK.</p><p></p><p>First specific question - should the top part of the trackpad move when trying to click?</p><p>When I use a MacBook,I use my thumb to click at the bottom.</p><p></p><p>BTW - Nothing was spilled on the MacBook; it was moved from one house to another house in town when trackpad click stopped working.</p><p>Moving the mouse with the trackpad is fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1905319, member: 67742"] Hi, I have a 2017 MacBook Air where suddenly the trackpad click no longer works. It's not my personal Mac so I'm not even 100% sure what part of that trackpad is supposed to move. When I run my finger around the edge of the trackpad,at the bottom the trackpad is noticably lower than the case, at the top it's pretty much flush. When I attach a suction cup to the trackpad, I can pull it up at the bottom so it becomes flush with the case but if I pull at the top the trackpad does not move. Not sure if it is supposed to move. I tried cleaning around the edge of the trackpad, got out a bit of dirt but that made no difference. A swollen battery I think would prevent one from pushing down on the trackpad. Unless that only affects the top of the trackpad, I don't think that's it. I tried to enable the "tap tp lick" option - that works fine. I also tried using a mouse which works as well. Any suggestions what to try or check. So it seems the electronics are OK. First specific question - should the top part of the trackpad move when trying to click? When I use a MacBook,I use my thumb to click at the bottom. BTW - Nothing was spilled on the MacBook; it was moved from one house to another house in town when trackpad click stopped working. Moving the mouse with the trackpad is fine. [/QUOTE]
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