Two-finger scroll and pinch-to-zoom stopped working on your trackpad
Two-finger gestures are turned off in your trackpad settings. Go to System Settings and check that two-finger scroll and gestures are enabled. If already on, restart your Mac.
Your trackpad isn't recognising the two-finger gestures it needs to scroll and zoom. This means the gesture settings got turned off, or the trackpad software needs a restart. Checking your settings and restarting your Mac solves this in most cases.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Thinking the trackpad is broken when the settings are just off. Check System Settings first before assuming hardware failure
- Not realising that restarting the Mac actually fixes most trackpad software issues
- Assuming the problem is on Apple's side when a recently installed app is causing it
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