Sudo defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain -int 0 Sudo default write .trackpad Click -bool false As above, give all three commands to be thorough:ĭefaults write Click -bool false You will find that this is usually a matter of looking at the above default strings and switching ‘true’ to ‘false’ and 1 to 0 where applicable. If you want to reverse the above settings, or the feature on a Mac, you can use the following standard strings to disable touchpad clicks. How to Disable taps and clicks from the terminal If you have any other experiences or commands related to these default tap-to-click enabling strings, please share them in the comments below. These standard suites have been tested to work in many versions of macOS system software, including macOS Mojave, macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X Mavericks, and others. Sudo defaults write NSGlobalDomain -int 1