Trackpad mountain lion

Since installing 10.8 I keep losing the ability to use many trackpad gestures, e.g. four finger swipe for desktop changes or mission control, two finger side-swipe for notifications, etc. If I reboot I get the use of them for a while but then they stop working again after a season. Anybody else experiencing this?

I am experiencing this too...restarting the computer restores the gestures, but they eventually go out again.  Hopefully, Apple will correct this in an update.

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    I've tried doing the SMC reset, the killall Dock method, and PRMC one, but the problem is still persists.
    I'm going to college very soon and it's scaring me that this is just happening. Can someone help me or is this something that I just have? Is this also what Apple is going to cure?

    This happened to me too. After about a week of ML, my trackpad started freaking out overnight. I went to the mac store [annoyed because I didn't even want to upgrade to ML but it's a requirement for some software...] and they told me to get a new trackpad*. Went home to reference the real geniuses [the forums..] and so far deleting the google files has worked : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4315898?start=30&tstart=0
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    *I mentioned I saw this issue in forums, and the 'genius' said the software engineers don't base their knowledge on forums, but extensive testing in their lab. Maybe if the engineers actually got out of their labs and delved into the real-world problems/ read the forums, the geniuses could provide helpful fixes rather just equipment replacements

  • Navigating through photos in single-photo view in iphoto with trackpad is not working after installing new OS Mountain lion

    I have recently download new OS Mountain lion on my macbook (white late 2010 model). I had snow leopard before.
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    I have checked my trackpad setting and everything seems to be right.
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  • TrackPad physical click not working after upgrade to Mountain Lion

    Does anybody know how to get my trackpad working again after upgrading to Mountain Lion?
    I recently upgraded my MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009, Intel Core 2 Duo) from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Everything seems to have gone well, except for trackpad behavior.
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    I ended up taking my MacBook to the Apple Genius Bar. The staff were very helpful.
    The apple staff said that there is no known link between the upgrade to Mountain Lion and trackpad misbehavior. In my case, they made some hardware adjustments to the trackpad, and all is working properly again.
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  • How to configure trackpad physical buttons in Mountain Lion

    Hi,
    I've just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion on my iMac.
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    I can't seem to find where these buttons can be configured in Mountain Lion.  I would have thought that it would still be under System Preferences -> Trackpad, but maybe it's moved elsewhere. 
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    Worse still, perhaps the buttons are no longer usable with Mountain Lion—can anyone confirm or deny this?
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    Thanks guys, but my original post should have been clearer.  Can I configure the trackpad buttons in Mountain Lion in the same manner as in Snow Leopard without relying on third party software?
    I mean, I could configure the buttons in Snow Leopard without third party software; now, all I've changed is the operating system, and it seems I can't configure the buttons.
    Either I'm looking in the wrong place in System Preferences or Mountain Lion doesn't allow you to configure these buttons.  That's essentially what I'm asking.
    I'd rather not rely on further pieces of software (to do something that was available in an earlier version of OSX).

  • Mountain Lion trackpad help

    Is there any Mountain Lion trackpad gesture that brings all open applications up to the front for easy quitting? On Snow Leopard I was able to swipe 4 fingers to the right or left and quit my applications easily by hitting "Command" Q. I know how to quit applications by right clicking on the application while on the dock, but is there an easy way to bring all open applications to the front?

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  • In Finder , why i can't go back and forward using the trackpad in Mountain Lion?

    In Finder , why i can't go back and forward using the trackpad in Mountain Lion?

    Hi. I also got the same problem but just learnt a way to resolve it. No need for 3rd party software.
    If you don't care much about the Three finger drag gesture, and just want to swipe between pages in Finder and web browsers, please follow these:
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  • The trackpad/gestures is not working correctly on mountain lion

    Hello,
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    Thanks,
    Jeff

    I am having the same problem now.
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  • Trackpad issues after mountain lion install

    Since my Mountain Lion install, the trackpad on my 15" MBP will track, but won't select anything.  Hot corners aren't working, the dock won't appear, etc.  Anyone have any suggestions?

    Got similar issues, no notifications and no switching between full screen apps (4fingerswipe). Some swipe features work, no secondary click in bottsom corners...Trackpad operational under Mountain Lion a total nuisance compared to Snow Leopard...PLease Apple, show some respect again to your faithfull customers and show some response!

  • I have iMac 27.  After Mountain Lion install, my trackpad freezes partially after deep sleep and need to restart to get it working again.  anyone with same issue?

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  • Problem trackpad under Mountain Lion

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  • Trackpad lag in mountain lion

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  • Mountain Lion OS X Trackpad issues

    UPDATE ISSUE RESOLVED:
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