Multitouch trackpad double tap not working ????

yesterday i was having oily food nd by mistake oil get on to the trackpad nd then my laptop went crazy, mouse started moving itself !!!!!!! after few min.i cleaned it with wet tissue paper nd afterwards every thing was fine rtoday i noticed that double tap is not working i am not able to drag any folder with double tap iam doing it with click plzzz help

It sounds that you still have contaminants in your track pad. Take it to a qualified repair facility. As a last resort you may spray the track pad with non-residue electrical cleaner to wash away the contaminants. This may or may not work and entails an element of risk.
Ciao.
PP: Ditto to shldr2thewheel's advice (or drink).

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