# Mac beach balls and unresponsive trackpad? Here's the fix

> There have been growing complaints about users experiencing beach balls on the Mac when running macOS 26. 5, with some also saying that their trackpad becomes completely unresponsive for several seconds at a time.

- **Source:** [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/20/mac-beach-balls-and-unresponsive-trackpad-this-fix-seems-to-work/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5e11c3c28e587f9f573ea2)
- **Published:** 2026-07-20
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #macbook #apple #macos
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5e11c3c28e587f9f573ea2

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