Trackpad cursor moving around on its own and clicking anywhere

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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Late 2011

Late 2011 model, A1278 / 2.4 GHz i5 or 2.8 GHz i7 processor.

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jiten shah @jitenshah

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Gepost: 16 jul. 2018

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Trackpad cursor moving around on its own and clicking anywhere

Hello.

I own a Macbook Pro Late 2011 model and recently the trackpads cursor is behaving weirdly, like it moves around on its own, it clicks anywhere.

I am guessing I need to change my trackpad ?

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2009-Mid 2012) Trackpad

Will the trackpad on above link help me ? Do I need to check model number A1278 ?

or just 'Mid-2009--Mid-2012' is good enough to assume it will work with my laptop.

Thank you

even the vertical page scrolling sometimes does not work

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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2009-Mid 2012) Trackpad

$59.99

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Ja Nee

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the cursor erratic behavior seems to have stopped today but the 2 finger scrolling is not smooth, sometimes I can not scroll.

and then it works smoothly.

Using the coconutbattery app I found out that MBP battery had 1643 cycle count.

16 jul. 2018 door jiten shah

Sounds like you have two problems here! A battery which also needs to be replaced. As you can see here you've exceeded its lifespan! Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks

16 jul. 2018 door Dan

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arbaman @arbaman

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Before buying a new trackpad I'd open the Mac and make sure the battery is not swollen. A defective battery might push on trackpad and cause the symptoms you're experiencing.

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the cursor erratic behavior seems to have stopped today but the 2 finger scrolling is not smooth, sometimes I can not scroll.

and then it works smoothly.

Using the coconutbattery app I found out that MBP battery had 1643 cycle count.

16 jul. 2018 door jiten shah

I checked with a vendor. The battery does not seem to be swollen.

Can't we figure out if the battery is swollen without opening the mac ?

16 jul. 2018 door jiten shah

No, not possible, it needs visual inspection. You just need a small philips screwdriver to open the bottom, your fingers to unplug the battery connector, and a tri-winged screwdriver to remove the two battery screws. It just takes 10mins to do all.

16 jul. 2018 door arbaman

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the cursor erratic behavior seems to have stopped today but the 2 finger scrolling is not smooth, sometimes I can not scroll.

and then it works smoothly.

Using the coconutbattery app I found out that MBP battery had 1643 cycle count. — jiten shah
Sounds like you have two problems here! A battery which also needs to be replaced. As you can see here you've exceeded its lifespan! Determine battery cycle count for Mac notebooks — Dan
the cursor erratic behavior seems to have stopped today but the 2 finger scrolling is not smooth, sometimes I can not scroll.

and then it works smoothly.

Using the coconutbattery app I found out that MBP battery had 1643 cycle count. — jiten shah
I checked with a vendor. The battery does not seem to be swollen.

Can't we figure out if the battery is swollen without opening the mac ? — jiten shah
No, not possible, it needs visual inspection. You just need a small philips screwdriver to open the bottom, your fingers to unplug the battery connector, and a tri-winged screwdriver to remove the two battery screws. It just takes 10mins to do all. — arbaman