I'm having trouble with my Macbook Pro's trackpad

I have a 2011 Macbook Pro that I got about a month ago. Anyway, everything is running great and fine until 2 days ago. My track pad stopped functioning as properly as it did before. Now when I click on a folder or a track on iTunes, it takes multiple clicks to open the folder or to play the song. I thought something was wrong with my track so I used my own mouse from old computer to use it. It worked but the same problem with the clicking remained. It takes multiple clicks to open a file, a song or a folder. What should I do? Did my computer get a virus or something? Any help would be appreciated.

Shootist007 wrote:
Clifton I must disagree with you on the above statement. It is my opinion and experience that you should never connect the camera directly to any computer, Mac Windows Whatever.
It is always best to Remove the memory card from the camera and put it in a card reader, whether an external reader or one built into the computer, to copy images from the card.
Hi Shootist. I would be interested in hearing some reasoning on this. I almost always use a USB cable to connect my camera to the MBP for transferring pictures, and have moved about 30,000 this way over the last 6 years since my photography went digital. Recently, on the rare occassions when I have only a few to transfer and I was too lazy to go for the cable, I have used the card reader; about half those times I have difficulty getting the MBP to recognise the card. I find I have to press the card very hard into the slot for it to be recognised.
My rationale is quite possibly wrong, but I feel that the USB connectors are more robust and hard-wearing than the flimsy connectors on an SD card. Also, I haven't measured it, but I think the data transfer is faster with the cable. (I just came across this test, which reports noticeably faster transfer for cable than built-in card reader, but the computer was a PC)
Chiara, sorry for hijacking your thread.

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Shootist007 wrote:
Clifton I must disagree with you on the above statement. It is my opinion and experience that you should never connect the camera directly to any computer, Mac Windows Whatever.
It is always best to Remove the memory card from the camera and put it in a card reader, whether an external reader or one built into the computer, to copy images from the card.
Hi Shootist. I would be interested in hearing some reasoning on this. I almost always use a USB cable to connect my camera to the MBP for transferring pictures, and have moved about 30,000 this way over the last 6 years since my photography went digital. Recently, on the rare occassions when I have only a few to transfer and I was too lazy to go for the cable, I have used the card reader; about half those times I have difficulty getting the MBP to recognise the card. I find I have to press the card very hard into the slot for it to be recognised.
My rationale is quite possibly wrong, but I feel that the USB connectors are more robust and hard-wearing than the flimsy connectors on an SD card. Also, I haven't measured it, but I think the data transfer is faster with the cable. (I just came across this test, which reports noticeably faster transfer for cable than built-in card reader, but the computer was a PC)
Chiara, sorry for hijacking your thread.

I am having having trouble with my macbook pro

Hi, I recently purchased a macbook pro off of ebay it is a year 2007. It was running great until I tried to install os x snow leopard. Everytime it failed and evetually my computer had a kernel panic and now I cannot get past it. Everytime I restart my computer I see the same message. I have tried rebooting in safe mood and many other methods but I still cannot turn my computer on to diagnose the problem. Does anyone have any suggestions that might help me get past the kernel panic? I made an appointment with the apple store for it to be looked at but in the mean time I would like to try and get the computer to at least function haha. So if anyone has any advice please let me know, Thank you.

Ask the seller for the DVDs that originally came w/the comp. You need them to troubleshoot. Due to Apple's license aggreement, Macs that came pre-installed w/SL & earlier are not suppose to be sold w/o them unless the comp is being sold for parts only.
You can get replacement System Install & Restore CD/DVDs from Apple's Customer Support - in the US, (800) 767-2775 - for a nominal S&H fee. You'll need to have the model and/or serial number of your Mac available.
If you're not in the US, you may need to go through the regional Apple Store that serves your location to find the contact number. Here's a list of links to all of those - http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/intlstoreroutingpage.html Another resource: International Support Phone #s.

I am having trouble with my MacBook Pro. I get a blank screen with a flashing document file with a question mark in it, yes I have tried to install Mac OS X with the original disk but I get no choices of where I wish to install Mac OS X. Please help ;(

I am having some trouble with my computer, what happened was: I was playing on a game, I played with a magnet, it started to go slower and slower, I pressed F9 then it went slower and then it went to a blank screen with a flashing document with a question mark on it. I tried the original OS X installation disk but when it came to choosing the area of which I save it, it showed no areas.

Startup your Mac while holding down the Option key. That should prompt the Startup Manager window where you can select the startup disk then click Restart.
If the startup disk is not available from that window, you may be able to repair the disk.
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Trouble with my MacBook Pro OS X snow leopard

I am having trouble with my MacBook Pro. I get a blank screen with a flashing document file with a question mark in it, yes I have tried to install Mac OS X with the original disk but I get no choices of where I wish to install Mac OS X. Please help ;(

Start up from the install disk. Don't start an install: from the Utilities menu choose Disk Utility. Select your internal hard disk (if you can) in the sidebar and click 'Repair disk'. Wait for the process to complete.
It's possible that the disk has failed. If Disk Utility is unable to complete a repair then you will need the services of an Apple-certified technician.

Im having trouble getting my macbook pro to boot up after a fail safe boot, im getting as far as the grey screen with the apple loggo. so im trying to run a disk repair but is saying the disk is locked, how do i unlock disk??

Im having trouble getting my macbook pro to boot up after a fail safe boot, im getting as far as the grey screen with the apple loggo. so im trying to run a disk repair but is saying the disk is locked, how do i unlock disk??

Some clarification may help.
You say you cannot boot normally. It shows a gray screen with the Apple logo.
Did you say it will boot successfully in Safe Mode (boot, then hold down the Shift key)?
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I am having problems with my macbook pro and the dock. About every fourth time I start the computer, the dock flashes on and off, then goes completely off and all I get is the spinning ball with brief moments of the cursor. But the computer locks up.

Do you have Parallels installed by any chance? There is a known problem that causes symptoms similar to this. You do not need to actually be running Parallels at the time and nothing in ActivityMonitor would point to Parallels. An update corrects the problem:
http://kb.parallels.com/111541

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When i upgraded to firefox 4 beta, some of my macbook pro multitouch trackpad functions are not working properly,
the pinch on the trackpad is not working at all, meaning that i can not zoom in and out from the trackpad, i have to do it with command + and command -, but all other functions are working properly
note that i am not facing this trouble in any other application only in firefox, Safari is working properly

This post has helped most people with the problem: https://support.mozilla.com/bs/questions/781509
Mine still isn't working after this, though, and I don't know why... I used to like Firefox, too.

Anyone having issues with their MacBook Pro Retina losing network connections?

I have been having a problem in which my internet connection, which will be working normally prior to closing the Mac, will not reconnect after it's woken up. I have to go so far as to reset my Time Machine AND Macbook to restore the connection. I noticed the most recent update for Mountain Lion also included some mention of a specific patch for Macbook Pro Retina's. Does anyone know of a documented issue?

Some recent updates from Apple might affect your problem, but I can't be sure. How long have you been having the problem?
I have to go so far as to reset my Time Machine AND Macbook to restore the connection.
Don't confuse "Time Capsule", an Apple Wi-Fi base station, with "Time Machine", backup software included with OS X since version 10.5. Your problem involves the former, not the latter.

Permissions trouble with new MacBook Pro

I had previously upgraded my MacBook Pro (original unibody model) to Mountain Lion with no apparent issues. I have two Users, both with Admin status and everything appeared to function as before.
I just traded in my old MacBook Pro for a new current model Retina MacBook Pro, using Migration Assistant upon first startup to move everything over from the older machine. Most everything has been seamless - except for Permissions.
I started seeing messages appear indicating I didn't have permission to open files, run apps, delete files, etc. Looking at Get Info, I found Sharing & Permissions was only set up for (if I recall correctly) Admin, Administrator and something called Wheel. I solved the permissions issue while logged in as the primary User by adding both Users to the Sharing & Permissions section of the Info screen for the entire hard drive, giving them Read & Write access, and selecting Apply to enclosed items... That seems to have solved the issue for the primary User.
But then I tried working logged in as the secondary User. I started getting messages indicating I could not save a file I had just modified because I did not have permission, and that I should contact the Administrator. Well, that's me. So I tried the same thing that I did logged in as the primary User, but there was no change. I still can't save a modified file logged in as the secondary Admin User.
I haven't found anything that addresses this - except to learn where the Wheel User originated. Can someone point me in the right direction to where I can learn how to gain full, unlimited access to my own computer - under bothe User accounts?
Thank you.

You corrupted the permissions of every file on the volume. Restore everything from the backup you made before doing that. Then do as follows.
Back up all data. Don't continue unless you're sure you can restore from a backup, even if you're unable to log in.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
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Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.
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res
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resetpassword
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Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

Having issues with 13" MacBook Pro. Running very slow and blank screen and sleep mode.

Bought my MBPro summer 2009. About a month / 6 weeks ago it began to run extremely slow at points. Now it is running poorly and getting very slow on a daily basis, to the point where it will not open applications, documents or even web pages for in excess of 5 minutes. I'm beginning to lose patience!
Also at the exact same time of these performance issues occuring, my MacBook Pro will not awaken from sleep mode when the lid is closed. Showing a blank dark screen and having to hard reset in order to boot up my system again and get it running.
What is the best solution in order to resolve these issues?
Your help is greatly appreciated.

Did you run Disk Utility>First Aid? If so what were the results? This is a copy of mine, note that the bottom line says: The partition map appears to be OK:
Ciao.

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I bought a black hardcase cover for my MacBook Pro half a year ago, today i decided to remove it again. When i took it of (after fighting with it) there was dark spots and scratches all over. Has anyone had the same problem? And how should i reacht? If i want to sell the computer now, the price will be much lower that it would be without the scratches.

Like JoeyR said, you can complain to Incase, but I doubt there's anything they will be able to/willing to do about your problem. If the aluminum has been scratched, the only way to get rid of those scratches is to either resurface the metal, or replace the display assembly. The former is not an option, and the latter will be way too expensive. You can give it a go, and try to get Incase to pay for the process. But chances are really low. Just avoid using those hard plastic cases in future. I never use them, and my MBP 15 is as good as new! Just take care of your mac, don't drop it, don't put it in a bag with pins, needles, blades, pens etc ( or use a sleeve) and don't drag it around rough surfaces. That is more than enough to keep the aluminum scratch and dent free. The reason Apple uses Aluminum unibody is because it's tough and durable.

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