I just got my new Magic Trackpad 2. I plugged it into my keyboard and turned it on. Bm05e v2 01 driver for mac. Worked right away (charging). I changed a few settings in the System Preferences.

Everything is working great - fast, smooth. I'm running El Capitan on an iMac Retina 27. The only thing I haven't been able to do is figure out how to SELECT and DRAG an object. When I do any sort of gesture I typical did to drag an object with my older trackpad, the new trackpad simply invoke ForceTouch and opens the file in QuickLook. How do you select to drag a file? I have my old trackpad still paired via bluetooth and it is working side-by-side with the new trackpad 2.

Upon further use: The trackpad can get wonky. It seems to get confused - the cursor will just lock up.

Also, having a hard time trying to figure out how to move a window! How do you select/grab an object? It's effortless with my older Magic Trackpad which is still connected. But when trying to select a window or a file object to move, it invokes Force Touch. Most things work as normal though: two-finger tap for contextual menu, and now the three-finger tap for look-up. I don't know how to select text, either.

And just now when trying to select text, the cursor locked up for a few seconds. Same problem here. I think Apple have overloaded the device with so many gestures they overlap. If you turn off Force Click in System Preferences Trackpad, then drag+drop works as normal.

But of course that really defeats much of the purpose of buying the new trackpad in the first place. I've been unable to find any workaround. For others unclear on the problem: When using the new Magic Trackpad 2 with Force Click on, it's nearly impossible to drag+drop (say) a file in Finder from one folder to another. This is because it's too easy to trigger Force Touch and do a Quick Look on the file (or, in many cases, trigger a rename on the file). Upon further use: The trackpad can get wonky. It seems to get confused - the cursor will just lock up.

Also, having a hard time trying to figure out how to move a window! How do you select/grab an object? It's effortless with my older Magic Trackpad which is still connected.

But when trying to select a window or a file object to move, it invokes Force Touch. Most things work as normal though: two-finger tap for contextual menu, and now the three-finger tap for look-up. I don't know how to select text, either. And just now when trying to select text, the cursor locked up for a few seconds. Same problem here.

I think Apple have overloaded the device with so many gestures they overlap. If you turn off Force Click in System Preferences Trackpad, then drag+drop works as normal. But of course that really defeats much of the purpose of buying the new trackpad in the first place. I've been unable to find any workaround. For others unclear on the problem: When using the new Magic Trackpad 2 with Force Click on, it's nearly impossible to drag+drop (say) a file in Finder from one folder to another.

This is because it's too easy to trigger Force Touch and do a Quick Look on the file (or, in many cases, trigger a rename on the file). Okay - just after writing the above, I decided to turn my trackpad 2 on again and try it once more (I had gone back to my original trackpad). This time, however, instead of having it tethered to my iMac's keyboard via the lightning cable knowing it's now fully charged, I just turned the trackpad 2 ON to use it over BT. It's working great.

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And yes, even with Force Touch checked ON in the settings, I can drag and drop windows and files. Then I decide to plug the trackpad 2 into my iMac's keyboard with the cable to see if the issues were related to having it plugged in. Lo and behold, once I connected the trackpad 2 with the lightning cable, I had the same problems as before. Couldn't drag a window or file.

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As soon as I unplugged the cable, it worked as expected including all the Force Touch features. Tim Hill1 wrote: Hmm I was seeing the problem unplugged. I admit I can't see how it would.ever.

work for files in Finder. You have to be able to touch JUST enough to drag the file but never at any point in the drag accidentally press too hard. How does anyone finesse that? Practice makes perfect. I am slowly but surely developing a more delicate touch and seeing fewer and fewer accidental QuickLook windows. The hard part is reverting to a more forceful touch when I switch to the non-force trackpad on my MacBook Pro.

There is a setting in the Trackpad preference pane to require a 'Firm' click for 'Click.' I have mine set that way to make it harder to click by accident, and I have the vague and possibly spurious feeling that it helped a little bit with the delicate touch issue - maybe by giving me a little more room between a light touch and a click. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site.

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