Trackpad gesture problem?

Suddenly I am having a problem with the 4 finger swipe gesture on my Macbook. 2 and 3 finger gestures work fine but 4 finger no longer works, either up or down. Can someone help me get this back up and running please?
Thanks!

Just to clarify, sys prefs show two finger tap is checked to open secondary click.....
Saraswati

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