I was super 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 be 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 Mac freezes issue though)…about five seconds or so; I couldn’t do anything.
Then, I noticed my MacBook Pro started to act up — the cursor kept jumping around, web pages automatically opened and closed, the screen resolution adjusted itself, etc.
This really scared me as my Mac was literally out of control.
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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 smoothly.
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 BitDefender Antivirus for Mac and ran a full scan. Around 20 minutes later, no threats were found (to my surprise).
I then suspected my Mac’s internal hard drive was malfunctioning, so I went ahead and pulled out Disk Utility and several other apps to check Mac hard drive health.
It 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.
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, and USB flash drive, and unplugged the charger. The last thing I tried but didn’t work was performing software updates via Mac App Store.
All these took me a few precious hours…until I finally fixed it with a simple trick.
The Solution? It’s Actually Simple!
Check 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 in just a few steps:
Step 1: On your Mac desktop, click the Apple logo, and select System Preferences.
Step 2: In the preferences pane, click Accessibility.
Step 3: On the left pane, scroll down to locate the Mouse & Trackpad tab, see that “Ignore built-in trackpad…” option? Check it.
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 This 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 are used to relying on the trackpad for navigation, it can be troublesome.
Frankly, I don’t know the cause (or reason) of this trackpad issue, I guess it has something to do with the hardware.
For example, it might be a sign that my trackpad could be failing soon and it’s best to have a holistic diagnosis.
Update Note: really appreciate one of our readers “Avery Ryder” for sending over this tip. Since it’s challenging to navigate to System Preferences without a mouse, he wrote an AppleScript that can help cure the macOS jumpy cursor and can toggle on and off the trackpad. Warning: Mac power users only.
Final Words
Once you’ve fixed the trackpad erratic cursor dance issue, and brought your Mac to life, make sure to do some maintenance to prevent such annoying issues in the future.
For most Mac users, you’ll love this app called CleanMyMac — it will keep your Mac in great shape for years. Apart from cleaning junk files, it also offers you a handful of utilities to quickly optimize your Mac’s performance to avoid potential issues.
Anyway, I hope the simple guide has helped you resolve the erratic trackpad issue. I tried the solution on my MacBook Pro, and it worked. Though I can’t guarantee that it will work with an iMac or MacBook Air.
Feel free to leave a comment below and let me know how it works for you. Or if you have come up with another better resolution, share it with me, and I’ll consider updating this post to make it more useful.
Michael W
This is not a ‘fix’ it’s a workaround.
Randy
I doggy-paddled around this issue for a week before finding this article. THANK YOU! It was really wearing at my sanity
Sheldon
Thanks for your help…. your advice ultimately led to the solution! My trackpad was acting sporatically. I plugged in a mouse to navigate through the internet and the setting, but even still, my MacBook would act as if a ghost were messing around with cursor, screens, the trackpad, etc. As you suggested, I enabled “ignore the trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present”….. which showed me that the physical trackpad was the problem. I had read that someone was experiencing this because of a drop of water that had made its was under the trackpad. I set up a small room space heater on a low setting next to the trackpad and let it blow warm air for several hours……PROBLEM SOLVED!!! Thanks again
Clive
This worked for me: open trackpad properties and deselect ‘tap to click’.
Job done.
Trish
No solution, but the genius bar couldn’t help unless I could replicate it for them, and guess what . . . couldn’t.
I have a MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016) and the cursor has jumped since new. I’ve narrowed it down the ‘T’ key. Not always, but mostly (just happened when I type the ‘t’ on ‘mostly’ lol). The cursor flies back to a previous ‘t’.
I don’t use a mouse or external trackpad. It really slows me down!
Ingrid
Thank you so much for this simple trick.
Though it isn’t so comfortable to use a mouse, I’m really happy with a solution that keeps my good old Mac working at least for some more time.
oreo
I don’t use an external mouse, ever on my macbook pro. Kind of defeats the purpose of having a lap top. So, is my macbook pro trash as far as its intended purpose?
Stefan
Thanks! Finally something that helps! The irony: the lid of the macbook was closed — this setting should just apply automatically in this case….
Deepak
Wow, just had this problem and found your post. Thanks a ton. Mine is a 2011, 13 inch Macbook Pro and am running into something like this for the first time. And yes, I recently had to go for a third party power brick. Wonder if that has caused problems.
This post is a savior, but find it hard to believe that Apple has no fix for this yet. Hope they do it soon. Using a mac has been a pleasure and hope Apple care enough wipe out this blemish.
Thanks a ton Andreas!!!
Martha Ruiz
Most of the random moves happen when you have “Tap to Click” enabled and you slightly touch the trackpad while typing. There is an app for that now, is called “False Tap Stop” and disables the trackpad while you type
Riz
It seems like one of causes is a swollen battery, which puts pressure against the Trackpad from the underside when the Mac is sitting on a hard flat surface.
For at least a year I’ve been puzzled about why my MacBook was “rocking” forward when I pressed on the trackpad. The erratic mouse issue started for the first time today. I read about the swollen battery issue on http://www.ifixit.com, and it’s an issue that needs to be looked at.
I found an interim solution that could help for the short term. If you find that your Mac is “rocking” on the desk, try putting some supports under the feet so that the body isn’t in contact with your desk. I put a couple of strips of glass under the feet on both sides, which raised the underside a few millimeters. This seems to release the pressure from underneath and takes care of the erratic mouse issue.
This should just be a solution to tie you over until you can get the swelling battery replaced.
siv
Saved me! Thank you!!
Jacklyn
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Linda Auman
Thank you!!!
The D
Tried everything in the article and the comments section, unfortunately none of which worked to fix the trackpad. Plugging in a USB mouse is a bandaid fix, not a real fix.
The final solution was to take out the trackpad from the mac and clean it all with 90% rubbing alcohol. For the old 2009-2013 ‘unibody’ macs (maybe others?) You’ll need a special ‘Y’ Tri-wing screwdriver to remove the battery and really tiny PH000 screwdriver to remove the trackpad itself.
– Full instructions for removing battery here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgzjJ6A455U
– Trackpad removal and cleaning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awihkz3aYkg
– Bought this screwdriver set, but anything with really tiny phillips and a Tri-wing ‘Y’ screwdriver will work: https://www.amazon.ca/Durable-Tri-Wing-Screwdriver-Nintendo-Gamecube/dp/B074QCF698/
Follow the instructions, works like new!
Shirley Lermsn
Thanks…I thought my computer was dying. Your fix worked perfectly!!
Lori
My problem with my 2012 MacBook Pro only started when I upgraded to Catalina a week ago and was forced to upgrade to Office 2019 as well. The cursor jumping around/scattering word fragments has been driving me nuts and no, I wasn’t leaning on the trackpad. I think the tip to ignore the trackpad is going to work — THANK-YOU! I also will turn off bluetooth on my iPhone, sitting nearby. The irony is that I only upgraded to Catalina because my old wireless mouse was going defunct and the new one’s directions said upgrade the operating system. Since then, EVERYTHING has been at times non-operational — except the old mouse, which has miraculously recovered. Go figure.
Timos
Thank you! After all this frustration, my problem is solved!
Marica Lewis
Thank you! I thought my computer was hacked.
Marica Lewis
Thank you! I thought my computer was hacked, all of a sudden cursor was all over the place and opening all sorts of pages!
Eric Andersen
I just wanted to add that I was able to correct my 2013 MBP jumpy trackpad by running a thin blade around the edges of the trackpad. I actually used my iSesamo opening tool (very handy for many things, by the way).
I think there was some crud caught in the gap that was creating the appearance of an erratic touch input or the floating pad was not centered and touching the left side. At some point I may have to disassemble the keyboard for a more thorough cleaning. But until then, clear sailing!
E. Flores
I had same problem,. my fix. Replaced battery. That took care of problem.
How I knew it was the battery? I’ve removed the battery, plugged the PSU directly to my macbook pro and used the computer for 4 days straight. No problems at all. The Minute I installed the old battery within 30 minutes the battery heats up and the mouse pointer started to dance all over as it was before. New battery got problem solved for me.
Matt
I’ve had the issue appear in two early 2011 Macbook Pro 13″ laptops. If you’re experiencing this issue, battery swelling could be the problem. In my Macbooks, the battery sits directly below the trackpad. As it swells, it puts pressure on the underside of the trackpad and causes the erratic behavior. In one case, my trackpad no longer had the room beneath it to successfully click.
I opened up the laptop and pulled out the battery. It had swollen 1/4″ thicker than it should’ve. Replaced the battery and it fixed the issue.
Elfie
Thank you! After weeks (months?) of occasionally trying to find a solution to any and all of my bluetooth mouse cursors jumping all over the place and reading a ton of advice (none of which worked) this worked!
William
I have been living with the erratic cursor problem for a year now and the only work-around I found that works is this;
operate the track pad with one hand, while touching the metal frame with the other. Works for me. Just pisses me off to think of the amount of $$$ I spend extra to buy an Apple product….not as if they’re lacking $$$$$
Esaias
I was just noticing how difficult it was to use my inbuilt trackpad and tried most of the above to fix it, but then I thought, could it be related to the 3rd party power brick i’m using?! I unplugged it and the trackpad is smooth as butter, plug it in again and it’s erractic!
Cathy
I really appreciate this article. I tried two tips found here. The first was to add a checkmark to the “ignore built-in track pad….” option as described in the article. The second was a tip from the comments list to turn off bluetooth on my IPhone which was located very close to my Mac Pro. I use a bluetooth external trackpad and love it. The combination of these tips seems to have resolve the issue so I can now use my external trackpad as expected.
Srini
In my case, the same thing happened. After many troubleshooting exercises, finally it was found to be batteries being expanded. Since I was out of Applecare ( my laptop was almost 6years old), Apple charged me around $500 to replace the complete trackpad and battery underneath it.
If this is happening, it could be due to swollen batteries underneath the trackpad too. Please replace such batteries, before it shows up as an ugly dangerous battery explosion situation.
Deb
Got a new 2019 16″ Macbook Pro for Christmas and this problem has been ongoing. Sometimes it would take 3 to 4 minutes waiting for my cursor to work just so I could sign in! Frustrating as hell. Your solution worked for me today and I pray the cursor has learned its lesson. Thanks so much! I could hug you a thousand times!
Deb
sbill
My Cursor on My Macbook 15 (2015model) starts jumping, dancing erratically sometimes. I tried different troubleshooting, nothing works. One day I was sitting in the living room, as my kitchen exhaust fan turned on then right away my lap started giving me the problem. As the fan got turned off problem gone. Then I tried this three times and found out that this is the problem created by the frequency of my kitchen fan.
Lori
Well! Happy New Year to YOU! Thank you so much! After about 3 hours of troubleshooting, YOUR solution worked like a charm! Thank you again!
Lori
Jean
Alls well and good but it would be even better if you knew your pointer from your cursor . . . Your title says cursor but your article is about the pointer; two totally different things with different functions. From people’s comments, it appears you have confused a few who know what the cursor is but didn’t realize that your article isn’t about the cursor. Your article could still be of some help in regards to the pointer . . . especially if you would correct your title and article to say pointer (and not cursor). There is a legitimate problem with the cursor as well, but what you are talking about here, is not that.
Frank
This has been a recurrent problem for several years. It seems to start when I’ve been using iPhoto, sometimes almost immediately, sometimes after more than an hour, especially if I’ve been editing photos and/or moving them to a folder on the desktop. Restarting the computer will “cure” the problem. Things will work smoothly for weeks once I’ve rebooted, until I go back to iPhoto. So I’m not tech person but it seems that perhaps memory can’t handle iPhoto too well.
Anderson
I always have this problem every time I put a new set of batteries in the track pad. I was told by Apple Care it had to do with the type of batteries. I put the same brand of old batteries back in and it solved the problem.
Dex
Thank you. Saved me a bundle of grief.
This disabled the trackpad on my MBP. But… when I unchecked the option trackpad and USB mouse works a treat.
jemmis
I had a similar problem with MacBook 2016 and had tried many approaches. One that worked today is cleaning the magic trackpad with a damp cloth thoroughly and then with a dry cloth. It has worked for now.
Brendan
I had this problem on a 2017 MacBook Air. Maybe it would work on a pro. I had a third party adapter that started to fail and unplugging it and going on battery, until I got a new adapter, fixed it.
Max
Where were you earlier. A month after buying McBook Pro I know that it is just one simple checkbox fix it 🙂
Reins Phoenix
I did a first aid check through the disk utility, unchecked all the boxes also in the trackpad section. It’s working fine now. So its one of them
Reins Phoenix
I found the problem occur when I cleaned my laptop and used a handwipe, not sure if this was the problem but I can only assume in ‘technical terms’ the configuration from lefts to rights got all weird, it was just when I was re-installing so, not sure.
Mircea
Big Thanks! 🙂 You really made my morning. I thought my Mac just got possessed by demons and I was losing hope but this fixed it.
Jolande Leinenbach
Just sitting in Standsted at an airport hotel, having to prepare lots of documents and the trackpad makes me crazy – I can’t do anything. Embarrassing for Apple.
Nikos Papadopoulos
update on my comment :
issue came up again after a while, but now it seems ok, after I cleaned the trackpad area from the inside of the mac. Unscrewed the bottom, took the battery off and then took off the trackpad at my hands and just cleaned the whole thing with a cloth (no water, no liquid, no foam, nothing at all). Screwed everything back and after a needed adjustment of an important screw at the bottom of the trackpad, everything is ok! No jumpy cursor and the left-right click works like a charm.
That’s my experience so far, maybe it works out for someone else too!
Nikos Papadopoulos
I disabled Bluetooth, nothing changed.
But when I disabled the wireless function, the problem stopped immediately !! Re-enabled it and the problem hasn’t appeared yet !!
So it might be, as Apple’s support article is saying, about the wireless and bluetooth.
Niall Stirling
Apple support suggest checking your poer supply as a third party one cna be the causse of erratic behaviour. Run off battery or stick to an Apple charger.
Michael Haas
Thanks, you “saved my life”.
It changed in a fraction of a second from crazy back to controlled behavior.
Michael Haas
dean brown
Sorry, Jay, your trick didn’t work. I used a mouse and disabled the keyboard. Question: must it be an Apple mouse?
Webilicious
I had this issue for a while but while I was fiddling with the IOS system, little did I know a third party power adapter could cause the issue.
As soon as I removed the third party power adaptor lead off of my laptop MacBook pro, the cursor behaved as its supposed to.
Remove your power adaptor and see if this is your problem too.
Morgan McCauley
I just wanted to give you a huge THANK YOU! This problem was making me go crazy. So happy I found this article.
Janice
Thank you so much for writing this article. Glad to know I’m not the only one having problems with my Magic trackpad. I’ve tried your solution (and turned off the bluetooth on my phone) and we’ll see!
Michelle
Thank you sooo much. This problem going on for a long time!!!!! So appreciative!!!!!
Camilo
I had the same issue on my Macbook Pro but with the keyboard partially malfunctioning. I created another user and the problem was gone… temporarily. After 6 months it all started again.
Peter
I found that cleaning my trackpad with IPA also helped. I think there was a little trace of something on my track pad causing it to behave erratically.
Although the other suggestions in this article proved extremely helpful.
nomail
I suspect that – at least in my case – this is caused by the batteries swelling up. This causes pressure on the trackpad. Your workaround is just disabling part of the system, not really a fix. Swelling batteries are dangerous so better pick up the warning signals.
Kathleen Test Quote Anderson
Aloha, thank you so much!!! I ran across your post here and it fixed it!!!
Mahalo! Kathleen
Peter Dubar
Great fix
Nearly spent money on repair/replacement…..
Using USB mouse and now working again
Lina
THANK YOU!!!! I have an older 2012 Macbook Pro. Can’t run out and buy a new one so I was dreading that this was the end. SO grateful to you.
Roberta Smith
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Nearly at meltdown phase!!!
Henry
Thanks for taking the time to post this tip. Appreciated.
Alexander Kolev
It worked. Resolved. I had the same issue.
Finn Wilkens
My Macbook Pro is from 2015, and I´ve the same problem. I´ve discovered, that the letter “t” is the course to the cursors randomly tour de free. Very seldom is it another letter, that starts it.
I can write very much, if I don´t use a t.
But who on earth can write in that way?
Where is Apple in this matter?
Alvaro
Thanks! Awesome! =)
I did a lot of things like resenting the NVRAM, but those things didn’t work.
Now, the issue is fixed due to the “Ignore built-in trackpad…” option =)
AnySoftwareTools Team
Cool. Your path was similar to mine 🙂
Caroline
Thank you very much Andreas! I had exactly the same problem. This fixed my problem 🙂 Thanks!
Joe M
This is such an annoying problem that no one seems to know how to solve. I have a brand new mac book pro, late 2016, and it’s happening on this machine! Emails are a pain in the “neck.” I have read everything I can online after searching seriously for a resolution. It’s strange, as I write this it has not happened at all. I originally thought my palms or hands were inadvertently touching the trackpad as I would type. I have raised my hands to make sure that doesn’t happen. It still does; then I thought I was somehow hitting two keys at once (like space bar at same time I would type a comma, etc.) Or would accidnelty hit the shift key when reaching for an “a” or “z.” Like er there is a certain key combination that moves the cursor back a certain number of spaces or words??? Still no answer.
I just couldn;’t figure it out. And I still can’t…I am retired and don’t have to use a computer for business or work each day so I just have to live with it. I might just make an appt down at my local Apple store genius bar and see what they have to say. I have heard of customers getting their computer “replaced” and the problem continues. so, it must be an internal IOS software problem…I sure hope it gets resolved SOON!
AnySoftwareTools Team
Hopefully yes. It seems Apple has known about the issue. In fact, they had this support article https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203171 though we don’t think it’s that helpful to fix the issue.
Kindly let us know what Apple Genius would say if you did make an appointment with them.
Thanks Joe!
Mitch Brown
I bought a new 2016 15 inch MacBook Pro and just started using it. I have the same problem. I will be typing away and my cursor will jump somewhere else.
AnySoftwareTools Team
So, did you fix it?
Cassidy
Thanks for the relief from the trackpad cursor dance!! Happened once before and wore itself out after 5 days (not sure why). Started again yesterday, and after hours of searching other solutions came upon yours, and so far so good! Thanks for sharing.
Avery
I ran into your `Why the solution isn’t Perfect` issue. It’s hard to navigate to that system preferences menu without a mouse.
I made an applescript so you can toggle on and off the trackpad. It’s here if you want to check it out. https://averyryder.com/Jumping-Trackpad-Toggle/
AnySoftwareTools Team
Thanks Avery. Updated our post and added a link to your blog post within the article 🙂
Jaime
Thank you so much! I tried for hours to fix my erratic scrolling. Persistence paid off when I found your post. Worked like a charm, thanks again!
Kate
Thanks for the tip.
My macbook pro probably needs a new trackpad. It happened once before.
I was concerned that the problem was something bigger since cursor & screen were erratic even with an external mouse. But it is working perfectly now.
Since I am in the process of moving, this temporary fix is a lifesaver.
AnySoftwareTools Team
Yeah, could be. Let us know how it works after moving.
Kasia
My cursor jumps up a couple of lines in Word which drives me crazy. When I observed very carefully my hands while typing, I found out that I generally have my hands quite low over the keyboard and my thumb almost touching the trackpad makes the cursor jump up. Raising my thumbs while typing stopped the cursor from jumping. Can it really be so simple? Knock wood.
Peter Blackburn
This is the issue for me. The 2008 MBP I have been using until recently is fine, with a generous enough trackpad, but the 2016 model has a much wider trackpad which I have realized my hands must touch from time to time. Suddenly the text is being entered in a different place.
The answer may be to turn off tap to place cursor, so you actually have to press down on the track pad. Not a good design feature, really. Does the trackpad have to be so wide?
Jay
I often kept my iPhone right near my Macbook Air. Read somewhere that sometimes Bluetooth devices can interfere with each other. Turned off the Bluetooth on my iPhone as a trial, and the jumpy, erratic cursor immediately stopped.
Frank Vaughn
I was able to use my external mouse based on the article, so thanks. Also, turning off bluetooth seems to restore my trackpad to normal behavior. Thanks Jay!
Heather
AH! This is the answer to my issue. I’ve tried the external mouse/trackpad solution–sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t Lately I’ve despaired of ever finding a solution. I just turned off bluetooth on my phone and voila! Problem solved!
William
Nope! Didn’t work for me.
What does work for me is by touching the metal frame with one hand while manipulating the trackpad with the other. The cursor seems to be stable for me when I do this.
Bottom line… this is unacceptable. I’m thinking of PC next time. Apple doesn’t seem to care and we have all been so faithful.
Manny
Thanks turning off Bluetooth worked !
Ken
My God thank you. I was 5 seconds away from hurling my laptop out the window. You saved me a couple of grand there.
AnySoftwareTools Team
You’re welcome. Glad that we were able to help 🙂
Edna
Thank you SO much Andreas. I have had this problem before. Took it in and then it stopped doing it. Nobody knew how to rectify it. I had to search around to change the mouse but am now using a plug in mouse. Seems to be working. THANK YOU!
Will N
This seems to be a problem Apple doesn’t want to deal with. The Senior Advisor was just a bully and hung up on me. I’d called Apple Care and the call center person disappeared for about ten minutes and returned with your trick. But this disables my track pad which as soon as I do anything else, it’s a problem. I didn’t pay all that money to get a MacBook with no track pad. I figured out the solution below for one application, but it might provide a more universal solution–disable the keyboard navigation key-combinations
OK. I think this is a general hardware issue..but I don’t know enough.
However, specifically to my word processor: Nisus Writer Pro I discovered that
1. The cursor was jumping backward in the text to the last insertion point.
2. There is a key-combination for this: Command [ , and to go forward to the next insertion point Command ],
3. I’m definitely not hitting those keys in combination.
4. I can duplicate the issue if I touch the TrackPad, then hit either [ or ] the cursor will jump back to the last insertion point. (It’s sequential, not a combination TrackPad touch, (release) then [ or ])
5. The NisusWriter commands are very specific, the trackpad sequence is either bracket.
6. In NisusWriter Preferences >>Menu Keys>>Selection I deleted the key commands for ‘last insertion point’ and ‘next insertion point.’ Seems to have resolved the issue in my word processor.
* The first thing I noticed was menus popping, up webpages switching, along with the jumping or crazy cursor. It’s taken me three weeks to figure out it’s a misfiring cursor navigation keyboard shortcut. I suspect that it might be happening anywhere there are similar key-combination shortcuts. I hope this helps.
OK. sent this to NisusWriter Pro, Apple Discussion and MacRumors Forum.
Hope this helps some people. The Apple woman was really snarky and not helpful. She didn’t have a solution, she was just being controlling and condescending. I expressed frustration, she was just looking for an excuse to hang up on me.
AnySoftwareTools Team
Thanks for sharing that, Will.
joe g
god bless you for this fix!!!
ARTHUR LICHTENBERGER
I have a 2013 Macbook pro where the cursor position jumps randomly. I tried an external trackpad (where I check to ignore the built in trackpad)- same problem. I purchased an external mouse. Same problem I purchased a new Macbook Pro at the end of 2016, and used Time Machine to transfer over the apps/files to the new computer. And, much to my surprise/angst, the cursor is jumping on my new computer! So it seems like the problem somehow was ‘transferred’ over to the new computer in the TimeMachine installation/transfer. I can’t believe it.
AnySoftwareTools Team
That’s indeed weird. I can’t believe it either 🙁
B Adams
Thank you! The erratic cursor jumping began almost immediately after purchasing my 2016 Mac! As you know, it’s insanely frustrating, especially while attempting to type long documents! I’m a mouse user, so hopefully this will solve the issue!
Anthony
Thank you very much — clicked the Ignore Box and all’s well again !
Jolande
It happened to me a month ago on a business trip, at home it was normal again. And now on another business trip it is crazy again. I can’t even write a mail. It jumps around and deletes things. So I just went to a shop and bought a very cheap old fashioned mouse with a USB-cable. Now I can work at least. Apple should do better.
Pamela Nova Wolf
Look up articles about the MacBook Pro keyboard and track pad problems. There is currently a not so known huge civil case against Mac regarding this problem. Blame Apple. They aren’t what they used to be.
Andy Szokolay
I started with a Mac in 2008, and have had several new machines since then, all with the jumping cursor. I also transferred with Time Capsule each time, and the infection seems to get passed on. No solution to date.
Andy – September 2020