Mouse cursor moving on its own

My mouse cursor keeps moving by itself; it darts quickly across the page, usually on a diagonal. Has this happened to anyone before? I don't download much, expect for torrents for my music...and I stream videos. Other than that I just check email, facebook, etc. I don't have shared internet connections or anything. Could it be the mouse, a hardware problem versus a software problem or virus??
Thanks for the help!

Could you possibly have your keyboard mouse movements turned on in your Universal Access, under the Mouse tab, in System Preferences, and maybe have something pressing down one of the diagonal cursor movement keys on your keyboard?
If so, the keys j, l (L), 7, 9 keys are the diagonal cursor movement keys.
That's one possibility... Just throwin' that out there..

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I was using my mac and suddenly, it moves from left to right on its own.
I don't know what caused the mouse to suddenly move independently, but I must know how to get rid of it.
I tried cleaning off the trackpad, but it didn't work for me.

Hi,
try to check in System Preferences > Energy Saver and set a time interval in "Put the computer to sleep when inactive for...".
If this is set on "never", your computer won't sleep on its own.
Bye,

Re: Cursor moving on its own, clicking on its own, dictionary opening itself...

I have the same problems and made multiple calls to Apple support since buying this laptop and all help has been disappointing and reminds me of my Asus Windows experience and the multiple calls that left me frustrated but 1 week prior to the 1 year date of purchase they agreed to allow me to mail my laptop to be looked at and sure enough they had to replace the HHD but lost my $60 recovery discs that were mailed along with it as I felt the disc were not for my model # machine.
I called again last week and asked to have my MacBook Pro 13" mid 2012 Intel i5 mailed using Apple care Direct mail in Repair services and asked all the same things and if I did this test and checked this that all which were done but I was shot down again and told to call a higher level person and no they could not have that person call me. Well my laptop is unusable at this time as the Hardware test will not work and I get a gray screen with big paddlelock and space below to put password? the function keys do nothing,no testing what so ever can be done, this all started with a wavy blinking screen , then the pointer going all over page and unable to move it, so last thing I tried to verify repair HD Macintosh which became grayed out or maybe disappeared with Virtulaztion in its place and some other disk ? below that .
My year is up soon maybe 1 month but I purchased 3 year support but what good is support when they just pass it on to someone else but you have to call them, and asking if I did this test ot that ,, well of course I did other wise I would not be calling. I am sick of spending money on services that do nothing. I think my issues are hardware related but the support person did not think so. Just like my Window Asus! which I am using to write this as my Apple is not operatble. I also do not live near apple support/services as all are hours away. My last resort is calling Better Business Bureau as I am sick of run around

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Every time I turn my computer on it starts freaking out. The mouse starts moving on its own along with windows coming up and moving off the screen. Also the windows get bigger on their own and the screen slides around like some one else is doing it.

I have checked for viruses, restarted it and nothing works. It doesn't do it all the time just most of the time now.

Try resetting your PRAM by restarting, then holding <CMD>+<OPTION>+p+r until you hear the start up chime twice, then release the keys and allow to boot up.
If that doesn't work try resetting the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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My macbook pro is running very slow with some strange mouse and window movements. The trackpad is very unresponsive and when responding the cursor moves on its own and/or very erratically. When on safari the window suddenly zooms in or highlights words and looks them up via dictionary. I currently have a wireless mouse connected and I am still having the same problems.
I fee like I may have a virus or my laptop is perhaps being accessed remotely. All of the sharing options are unchecked.
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Very worried!!

Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
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2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
     Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
     COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and
     after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears.
     Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
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This stared a few weeksd ago, I've lost control of my macbook pro as my mouse has a mind of its own.
The laptop barely(or even not at all) responds to my control. It's like there was somebody else controlling my mouse, my keyboard works fine however. The guy hacking me looked at my mailbox, dropped a few things from the dock, made a new folder on the desktop and opened my photos. I've tried everything including turning off wi-if, my reuter and under "system preferences" unclicked "sharing" of anything. I also took it to the genius bar to have my laptop wiped and updated to OS X Mountain Lion.
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Woah, I just got this really sketchy email a few hours later. It's a bounce back from an invalid address, but it includes the previous few messages too... these guys are definitely speaking in some sort of code.
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I have a 15inch Macbook Pro that has recently been acting wacky. It feels like someone else is controlling my computer but all my sharing featured are turned off and i have my firewall on so i doubt its being remote controlled. Using my cursor is a constant battle. Sometimes its fine other times it won't cooperate. At random times the cursor will move and highlight a word and define it. YES Define the highlighted word. While on safari it'll randomly zoom in on the webpage im on, and contiue to highlight and try to switch pages. It'll switch from desktop to dashboard on its own as well as make my launch pad disappear and reaapear. without me touching it at all. SOMEONE HELP !

There are several possible causes for this issue. Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried until it's resolved. Some may not apply in your case.
1. Follow the instructions in this support article, and also this one, if applicable. A damaged or defective AC adapter could be the cause, even if it's the right kind.
2. Open the Bluetooth preference pane in System Preferences and delete all pointing devices other than the trackpad, if applicable. Disconnect any USB pointing devices. By a "pointing device," I mean a peripheral that moves the cursor, such as a trackpad, mouse, trackball, or graphics tablet. A plain keyboard is not a pointing device.
3. Start up in safe mode and test, preferably without launching any third-party applications. If you don't have the problem in safe mode, but it comes back when you restart as usual, stop here and post your results. Do the same if you can't start in safe mode. If there was no difference in safe mode, go on to the next step.
4. Reset the System Management Controller.
5. If you're using a Bluetooth trackpad, investigate potential sources of interference, including USB 3 devices.
6. A swollen battery in a portable computer can impinge on the trackpad from below and cause erratic behavior. If you have trouble clicking the trackpad, this is likely the reason. The battery must be replaced without delay.
7. Press down all four corners of the trackpad at once and release. If there's any effect, it's likely to be temporary, and the unit needs to be serviced or replaced.
8. There's a report that a (possibly defective) Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter can cause the built-in trackpad of a MacBook to behave erratically. If you're using such an adapter, disconnect it and test.
9. There's also a report of erratic cursor movements caused by an external display that was connected but not turned on.
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-> [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
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WHY does my cursor decide on its own to go sit somewhere OTHER than where I just got finished typing? I see it in Yahoo mail, and Facebook. It STINKS.

I type a lot of stuff, but I'm a one-fingered typist. I very often look up to proof-read what I just entered on my laptop screen, and I see it's been jumbled, with words cut-up and cut-off, but the word and the sentence have been inserted (as if cut-and-pasted) u a discussion board I like to visit and contribute to. (It's called: Mutual Fund Observer.)p further, where they don't belong. And I did not type that stuff in that particular spot!
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DING! It JUST NOW HAPPENED AGAIN. Can you see what I mean? This is enough to make someone angry in a big way. It STINKS. I hope you can find a "fix" for this!
Now let me back up and finish this message AS INTENDED!
I type a lot of stuff, but I'm a one-fingered typist. I very often look up to proof-read what I just entered on my laptop screen, and I see it's been jumbled, with words cut-up and cut-off, but the word and the sentence have been inserted (as if cut-and-pasted) up further, where they don't belong. And I did not type that stuff in that particular spot! This happens in Yahoo mail, in Facebook, and also on a discussion board I like to visit and contribute to. (It's called: "Mutual Fund Observer.")
It is as if the mouse or the laptop has decided on its own to go and relocate the cursor where it feels like putting it. This is terribly frustrating. It makes me want to scream.
Thank you.

Hi,
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My mouse cursor is stuck above the lower left corner of my screen. When I move the mouse, the cursor moves and as soon as I stop, the cursor goes back to the same position。
I have restarted my iMac, repair permissions, tried different USB and bluetooth mouses, also did the command/option/P/R restart and nothing changes.
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hello,
i have problem with my macbook pro, the trackpad moving on by itself! and open applications. i couldn't stop it!

There are a few ways to fix this problem:
1. You might have some dirt and debris inside your computer. If anything is stuck in the Trackpad there are some ways to take it out. If you have a removable battery, take out the battery and then blow in the Trackpad. If you have a non-removable battery, you can keep pressing down on the sides of the Trackpad, hold it down, and blow in.
2. The Trackpad might have leveled down making the mouse stay clicked. The only way to do this is if you have a removable battery. Remove the battery and then push the Trackpad up from underneath. If you have a non-removable battery, take your Mac to the Genius Bar.
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4. Do a SMC reset. To learn how to do that, go to http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
5. Do a NVRAM/PRAM reset. To learn how to do that, go tohttp://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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