Track pad too sensitive

My track pad is unpredictably sensitive. Often it will highlight lots of items instead of the one I select the "feel" is different, not feeling like it has "clicked". Other times a selection box will appear for no apparent reason

Go to system preferences, trackpad, and turn off the "tap to click" option.
Everything else will still work the same. You now just push a little harder when you want to actuall "click" on something.
This completely resolved the issue for me.

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New iMac track pad very sensitive,
Can it be changed?
I slowed the arrow speed down, that did not help.
The problem appears to be that when I scroll over a link or item it either goes to the link or opens a box to request an action be taken.
If this is normal does the magic mouse have the same sensitivity?

Look in System Preferences - Trackpad for the settings, if you find it too sensitive then you should uncheck the "Tap to Click" box.

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My Macbook alum has been working well for the last year or two. Within the last couple months, the track pad has become increasingly less sensitive...clicking on it does not always invoke a selection as intended even when a clear click sound is heard. I find i need to click much harder than standard use to get it to respond.
I checked the control panel and played around with the settings several times with no improvement.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!

I had the same problem, clicking with the track pad became unbearably bad, it wasn't sensitive at all.
I found that if you take off the bottom and remove the battery on the track pad there is a screw, its a triangle shape.
Tightening that screw raised the trackpad (slightly, don't over do it) and by tightening that screw the trackpad's clicking came back to normal.
Free fix, worth a shot. Don't strip the screw though...

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Please help with a pad that's driving me nutz! Over sensitive in underlining, drag and drop and clicking. Is there any way to control sensitivity or do I have to take it to the Apple Store?
Thanks!

Hello there, salvarez1957.
The following two Knowledge Base articles offer up some great steps for troubleshooting issues with trackpads:
Portables and Magic Trackpad: Jumpy or erratic trackpad operation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1449
and
Intel-based Mac notebooks: Troubleshooting unresponsive trackpad issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1248
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

My track pad is malfunctioning. it isn't clicking properly - and sometimes doesn't respond. other times it is too sensitive. I don't remember spilling anything on it. What should i do?

my track pad is malfunctioning. it isn't clicking properly - and sometimes doesn't respond. other times it is too sensitive. I don't remember spilling anything on it. What should i do?

1. Restart
2. Shut down the computer.
    Clean the trackpad with moist not wet microfiber cloth.
    System Preferences > Point & Click
    Try turning off three finger dragging and then turning it on after testing.
3. Is there any Bluetooth device nearby with failing batteries? If so, replace the batteries.
4. Reset PRAM:   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14222
5. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    Choose the method for:
    "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
6. Close all windows and quit all applications.
    Click the Spotlight -the magnifying glass icon- in the menu bar. Enter Disk utility in the box.
    Select Disk Utility from the drop down. When the Disk utility window opens up,
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Hi!
I just bought the above and, even with the sensitivity set to "LOW", it it STILL way too sensiti've for me to go thru the menus.
The hardest part is to reply YES or NO when deleting a playlist....sometimes, it's takeen 0 MINS of repeated tries!!!!!!!!!
(I touching it as lightly as i CAN!).
Is there any way to make it even LESS sensiti've?
Thank you,
Norm Vogel

americangurl wrote:
updating the firmware will delete all that is on your player now but if the toutch pad annoys you this badly i would think it wouldnt be to much effort. before you update you should make sure you dont already have the newest update.
Maybe I was lucky, but I've updated the firmware a few times and still have tracks that I loaded the first day I got my Zen Micro.
Note: I've only updated to the ..0 firmware; not the 2.x versions.
To update your firmware, go to the top of the page where it says Support, go to Downloads, click Mp3 Players, ZEN, Zen Micro, Select Your Language, Select Your Operating System, File Type (firmware), hit Go and select Creative Zen Micro Firmware ..0 (2.03 MB), unless you need features that version 2.20.05 has.

I use a track pad, it is about 3 yrs. lost its sensitivity to commands. Any thoughts?

I use a track pad, it is about 3 yrs. lost its sensitivity to commands. Any thoughts?

Greetings Jerome Spector,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that your Magic Trackpad has stopped responding as you have come to expect. In this situation, before suspecting a hardware issue, I would suggest reading over the attached article for information on possible causes for this situation.
Trackpad or Magic Trackpad is jumpy or erratic - Apple Support
Cheers,
Joe

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My mac air book track pad is so sensitive that you hardley have to touch it and it will change pages

Welcome to Apple Discussions
Have you attempted to adjust the trackpad sensitivity using System Preferencs:Trackpad
Open System Preferences.
Choose View > Trackpad, or click the Trackpad icon.
To change your tracking speed and click settings, click the Point & Click tab. Then, move the Tracking slider to adjust how fast the arrow moves across your screen. Move it left to slow it down, or right to speed it up. You can also enable secondary-click by selecting the "Secondary click" checkbox. This lets you open shortcut menus by pressing two fingers, or tapping t the trackpad surface.
To change your scroll and zoom settings, click the Scroll & Zoom tab. From here you can enable and disable scroll and zoom gestures.
To change other gesture settings, click the More Gestures tab. You can enable and disable gestures for swipe, Notification Center, Mission Control, App Exposé, Launchpad, and desktop.

Very sensitive track pad

Is anyone else having problems with the trackpad? Sometimes even the area around the outside of the track pad will make me click something. Also, if I rest my hands while i am typing, the mouse moves everywhere and stuff. It's crazy, and it just started today. Also, it has been shutting down randomly. I think it has a mind of its own.

I think the problem is related to the battery recall by Apple for the MacBook Pro. I'm having the same problems and I did some searching and found pictures of a battery on macmedics and they described the same problem I'm having with my track pad. The battery swells and ends up impacting the trackpad.
Apple's Official Battery Recall: http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/batteryexchange/faq/
Macmedics...
http://macmedics.com/smashed-powerbook-repair.htm
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I got my Mac Book Pro repaired in late July of this year. The repair summary says that they replaced the display claim shell, glossy (item number 620-5153). I believe this was due to a clouding on my screen. However, they also replaced the top case with keyboard (item number 605-2953) and the track pad (605-2712). When I took it in I was having problems with the track pad. It would not respond to touch. Wouldn't follow my figure movements, ect. The guy at the Apple Store took it in the back and opened it up. He said it looked like there may be water damage because there was gooey stuff by the battery, so in that case the warranty would be void. I told him that I was 100% certain that no water ever got on it and that if there is gooey stuff in side my macbook that there must be a battery leaking issue. He said that they would have to send it in and the people at the repair center would determine if it had been water damaged or not.
Well, they sent it in to the repair center in Florida (leaving me with out a computer for a week at summer school) and they made the before mentioned repairs. They never asked me questions or anything so I am assuming that meant they rightfully determined there was no water damage.
Aside from some wireless issues the Mac Book had been working okay until tonight. I was typing a paper and all of a sudden the track pad problem came back tonight. I tired to use the computer with the broken trackpad for about 45 minuets but then gave up because it was impossible to use. I shut off the computer and left it off for a good 3 hours before plugging it back in and turning it on. (I tried turning the computer off and then back on again when the problem first occurred and that did not help). I have noticed recently (like the past week) that sometimes it gets way louder then it used to and the last couple of it will randomly will turn off when it still has battery left. Also, ever since I got my mac book pro back from the repair center Microsoft Word crashes once every 2ish days, but I am unsure if that is related to the current issue.
As I am typing this the touch pad is getting touchy again :(. And as I type it is randomly switching lines so I think the touch pad is being extra sensitive now, Im not sure. Anyway does anyone have any advice? I am in my first year of law school and I NEED MY COMPUTER. It is not an option not to have one for a few days and if I absolutely have to give it to apple I will be forced to buy a cheap computer from Walmart to use in the mean time (Which I REALLY cannot afford).
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I've just bought a HP Mini 210-1000sa and I'm finding the Track pad truely AWFUL to use - not at all up to the usual HP high quality.
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c) it might work
A further problem is that although the buttons give a re-assuring "click", as they are part of the "sensitive" area of the pad, if your finger is too high on the paad (ie outside the marked area of the button), it will still "click" but nothing happens.
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Gavin

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i have my track pad set to double click and when i am scrolling on a web page it just jump to different window or just run the cursor over somthing and it goes to that page is there anyway to stop this or do i have a problem in the track pad.this is driving me nuts thanks i advance for any info on this matter
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Send it in because the trackpad is too sensitive?
I can see sending it in if it didn't WORK or maybe if there were a big crack down the center of it. But I really don't see what they'll either be able or willing to do when we're really talking about a simple matter of allowing oneself time to either get used to the way the thing works or to "break in" the trackpad (so to speak).
Mine was sensitive as well (as has been the case with every iBook I have had) and I got used to using my fingers on it. I also think that it's a case of the finish on new trackpads. It will "wear in" as you use it.
Sending it in, I'm afraid, would be a waste of your time as well as those at the service center.

Just purchased MBP (frm Apple) TrackPad much too sensitive! Any way to adjust?

Any way to adjust track pad sensitivity?

By too sensitive I mean:
Trackpad seems to take on a life of it's own particularly when deleting:
just hovering the cursor over the delete icon results in activating delete.
That's just one example - but the most dramatic and easiest to explain.
More if you need 'em.
Regards,
Bob

Swap a track pad to a mutitouch pad

Hi.
I have just bought a mac book. Its my first mac and love it.
Its an early 2009 model. Its in perfect condition all but the track pad it worn and not working right.
Is it posable to replace the top cover or just the track pad for a new multi touch touchpad.
Thank you.

Send it in because the trackpad is too sensitive?
I can see sending it in if it didn't WORK or maybe if there were a big crack down the center of it. But I really don't see what they'll either be able or willing to do when we're really talking about a simple matter of allowing oneself time to either get used to the way the thing works or to "break in" the trackpad (so to speak).
Mine was sensitive as well (as has been the case with every iBook I have had) and I got used to using my fingers on it. I also think that it's a case of the finish on new trackpads. It will "wear in" as you use it.
Sending it in, I'm afraid, would be a waste of your time as well as those at the service center.

My old MBP (2005) often crashes, freezes or shows grey screen at start up. Also track pad often does not work. I have re fomatted the HD and reinstalled system but to no avail. Genius bar says possible faulty HD, but suspect logic board, any ides any body

My old 17" MBP (2005) often crashes, freezes or shows grey screen at start up. Also track pad often does not work. I have re fomatted the HD and reinstalled system but to no avail. Genius bar says possible faulty HD, but I suspect logic board. All checks out OK on the Apple Diagnostic bench. Can a Logic board go intermittant?? Any Ideas any body??

Ive repaired 1000s of laptops over the years (translate: diagnose and replace parts).
Its not that old, Ive owned 100s of laptops (most were free) ....some I still have are nearly 13 years old and still perfect, ....some extremely expensive ones died in under a year.
other than becoming obsolete at some point, there isnt really any "will spoil on" data like Milk for solid state computer parts, ....alas.
You can have a $5000 laptop die in 4 months, and a junker one keep kicking after 10 years.... Ive seen that firsthand countless times.
Common logic dictates that "very expensive = long life" in computers,..... but all the repair people will tell you just the opposite.
I know you have a gripe, I get that all too well honestly .

Track pad too sensitive

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