Fix MacBook TouchBar

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This video will show you how to Fix touch bar issues on a MacBook Pro. This is helpful if the touch bar is unresponsive or failing to start.
Command: sudo pkill TouchBarServer
1. Introduction [0:00]
2. Restart Mac [0:14]
3. Reset TouchBarServer & Control Strip [0:29]
4. Activity Monitor [1:30]
5. Check the Keyboard Settings [2:25]
6. Update MacOS [2:50]
7. Wrap Up [3:24]
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  • @123myIT
    @123myIT Жыл бұрын

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  • @avap247
    @avap247 Жыл бұрын

    I've been searching for a solution for weeks, and finally you've helped me! I just had to fix the keyboard settings all along 🤦🏻‍♀ thank you!!

  • @AmarEnergy
    @AmarEnergy5 күн бұрын

    Watching this in June of 2024. Tried all the suggestions but none worked. Restarting just made it flicker 100X more. Thanks for the video! I'm fearing I might have to get a new MBP even though this one is only 3 years old. I appreciate you! More and more, I LOATHE Apple.

  • @sniffdogma
    @sniffdogma7 ай бұрын

    A+ to you, my friend. Restarting worked like a charm. Thank you from Vancouver, BC, Canada

  • @michaelkatsiris6225
    @michaelkatsiris6225 Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much I completely forgot that I changed the keyboard settings, I had no idea that was what it did in the first place. All the other videos I watched did not include that, some fixes can be so easy instead of going into apple, thank you!!

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped mate.

  • @iamcandid9635
    @iamcandid9635Ай бұрын

    The update worked for me! Thank you

  • @rapidogyt8026
    @rapidogyt802610 ай бұрын

    for weeks i was trying to fix it but your video came and it fixed thank you

  • @claymorris4271
    @claymorris42717 ай бұрын

    Thank you. The 4th suggestion worked!

  • @latricedouglas763
    @latricedouglas763 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much this video was very helpful! :)

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped mate!

  • @seangley8910
    @seangley8910 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!!! I know have these "éá. . .etc." showing up on my Touch Bar again. Thank you so much.

  • @erwachen795
    @erwachen7952 ай бұрын

    Touchbar is back now. Thanks!

  • @hergieworld
    @hergieworld5 ай бұрын

    Thanks your 1st option helped!

  • @shammmalaal
    @shammmalaal Жыл бұрын

    The last one helped me, thank you so much

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped! :)

  • @juansepulveda465
    @juansepulveda4652 ай бұрын

    thanks! sr good info 👌🏼👌🏼

  • @real9382
    @real9382 Жыл бұрын

    OMG YOUR A LIFE SAVER BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped mate! :)

  • @fahdarrazy5682
    @fahdarrazy5682 Жыл бұрын

    really helpful, thank you

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped! :)

  • @simoneblax
    @simoneblax Жыл бұрын

    finally! thank you man, it helped

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped mate !

  • @nathanparr221
    @nathanparr2219 ай бұрын

    Awesome, first step worked. I used the touch bar in the morning and must have had wet hands or something and couldn't reposition my screens. Did a shut down and it was fine on reboot.

  • @PugslySC
    @PugslySC2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @lisa0795
    @lisa07958 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. It's good now. 👍

  • @thomascreantor1561
    @thomascreantor1561 Жыл бұрын

    hello is there any way to bring the space key to the touch bar,? my space key is broken that will be really helpful

  • @beepbeeplettuce4156
    @beepbeeplettuce4156 Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for this you are a lifesaver

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice one glad it helped! 🙂

  • @beftonesbofrend6334
    @beftonesbofrend6334 Жыл бұрын

    thank you!

  • @suyashvashishtha4904
    @suyashvashishtha490411 ай бұрын

    Thanks man, you just save me from a huge service bill !

  • @sn40k
    @sn40k Жыл бұрын

    Well played sir, and thank you.

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @kinboyu6564
    @kinboyu6564 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks you so much!

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped ! :)

  • @Beasteria
    @BeasteriaКүн бұрын

    Today, my touch bar is not showing any icons. I tried all the suggested solutions, but it's still not working. The functions of the touch bar still work, so I think the LCD part might be broken.

  • @user-df9bk9mq7p
    @user-df9bk9mq7p10 ай бұрын

    THANNK YOUU

  • @norbfer97f99
    @norbfer97f99 Жыл бұрын

    Hola, le doy al boton de encenderse y el touchpad se hunde como si estuviera encendido pero a los segundos se bloquea el touchpad como si se apagase

  • @luisrivas9678
    @luisrivas9678 Жыл бұрын

    Thks so much ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped mate!

  • @AZSHmusic
    @AZSHmusic13 күн бұрын

    Right now my macbook is not showing the touchbar or the control strip in activity monitor OR any option for touch bar in keboard settings! Like it disappeared...

  • @hayleyferguson1999
    @hayleyferguson1999 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I did the last suggestion first and it fixed the problem. I'm thinking one of my 13 younger kids changed the settings without knowing what they did. One happy mumma here 😃

  • @manuelbeltranmeza
    @manuelbeltranmeza Жыл бұрын

    Muchas gracias Greetings from Mexico.

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped ! Hello Mexico

  • @tranthuyngan2350
    @tranthuyngan235011 ай бұрын

    My touch bar needs to be held to adjust volume, brightness or quickly previewing photos, I cannot swipe. What should I do?

  • @jasmithaeluri7075
    @jasmithaeluri7075 Жыл бұрын

    thnx love!!!!!

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped! :)

  • @aryanjain4209
    @aryanjain4209 Жыл бұрын

    My touchbar worked once after updating to ventura and then after restart, it doesn't light up and work at all

  • @nugrohobwicaksono2093
    @nugrohobwicaksono2093 Жыл бұрын

    im use ventura, but i’m not found ToucBarServer

  • @wacksonjang4498
    @wacksonjang4498 Жыл бұрын

    ur a life saver, i was getting really mad at my computer😭

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @galato4234
    @galato423425 күн бұрын

    what can I do if don't find TouchBar in Activity Monitor? thanks

  • @milliegladwin2302
    @milliegladwin2302 Жыл бұрын

    Hello thank u so much for this! neither of the searches come up with anything on my activity monitor do you know why that could be? stuck what else to try do to fix it!

  • @milliegladwin2302

    @milliegladwin2302

    Жыл бұрын

    and my keyboard system preferences dont have that option for touch bar settings !

  • @rachelgladwin

    @rachelgladwin

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Millie! This sounds like a nightmare :( wish I could help but I’m unsure what can be done

  • @milliegladwin2302

    @milliegladwin2302

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s so annoying I just want it to work 😭

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@milliegladwin2302 Just checking, have you logged in as admin?

  • @alekswade5444

    @alekswade5444

    7 ай бұрын

    Did you ever figure this out?

  • @j_faz0656
    @j_faz0656 Жыл бұрын

    Various methods. I like this video. Would like if text were on screen as for the instructions on command tab has to be exactly imputed

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped mate ! :)

  • @olehlozovyi1605
    @olehlozovyi160510 ай бұрын

    command sudo helped/ thnx alot

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad it helped

  • @rafaelmendes9997
    @rafaelmendes99978 ай бұрын

    I did all your suggestions and til now my touchbar is still looking like old tv with no signal :P but still works some buttons, but it is weird.

  • @kanyinsolaibikunle8129
    @kanyinsolaibikunle8129 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, My MacBook Touch Bar is working but the light is not coming on.

  • @trevenmullen435
    @trevenmullen4359 ай бұрын

    thanks

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    9 ай бұрын

    No problem

  • @xrio4358
    @xrio43587 ай бұрын

    In my activity monitor there is no control strip And in settings there is no touchbar in keyboard settings

  • @jazbrown1234
    @jazbrown12346 ай бұрын

    thank you i just changed my keyboard settings and didn't realize. it's been months and i was going to book an appointment with apple.

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad it helped mate !

  • @carlosgalvez9263
    @carlosgalvez926310 ай бұрын

    Very useful, at least in my case it helps. I use the 2nd one using the sudo command.

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @joeking433
    @joeking4333 ай бұрын

    Mine is flickering and wouldn't load after putting in my password today.

  • @ImD4vd

    @ImD4vd

    3 ай бұрын

    i am having the same issue and apparently, a lot of people are having this issue its fucking pissing me off I'm so angry I spent so much on this laptop I called apple and the guy said it was a software issue wait for the next update the flickering seems to stop when I point my flash at my camera and the touch bar so my guess is that it has something to do with the dim sensor

  • @avishekmitra202
    @avishekmitra202 Жыл бұрын

    The touch bar is functional but buttons are not visible. Can you suggest

  • @lesthersmith965

    @lesthersmith965

    Жыл бұрын

    I have same problem and I need help

  • @sahilullahkhan3969

    @sahilullahkhan3969

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @davegalicinao7733

    @davegalicinao7733

    Жыл бұрын

    Same problem. Have you solved it yet?

  • @avishekmitra202

    @avishekmitra202

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davegalicinao7733 Not yet, absolutely clueless.

  • @RubenPlaysYT

    @RubenPlaysYT

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @jeremybaymax3528
    @jeremybaymax35282 ай бұрын

    after all of these methods my touchbar is still not working what do i do?

  • @T-Annabelle
    @T-Annabelle10 ай бұрын

    That was very informative and I tried all of them. Unfortunately, I think my MacBook Pro is in its death spiral. It just keeps toggling through all the touchbar settings as if my machine is possessed. I’m going to try to disable it and see if that helps.

  • @iShowUnusualBehavior
    @iShowUnusualBehavior Жыл бұрын

    in activity monitor it doesn't show Touch Bar server?

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Which model do you have mate ?

  • @iShowUnusualBehavior

    @iShowUnusualBehavior

    Жыл бұрын

    @@123myIT 2019 13 inch base

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iShowUnusualBehavior It should show yes.

  • @marinengd1708

    @marinengd1708

    Жыл бұрын

    Same problem

  • @MD-ix3hq

    @MD-ix3hq

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marinengd1708 did you find out what is the problem? In activity monitor it doesn't show, TouchBar show icons ,but its unresponsive for touch. Its MacBook Pro 2016. Many help in advance for your help.

  • @7MatthewJames
    @7MatthewJames Жыл бұрын

    Anyone know how to delete a frequent word appearing on the suggestions. The first three words suggested are She, I, and Potter (I talk about Graham Potter and Chelsea frequently in messages) and now Potter is one of the first three suggested words and I don’t know how to delete it from being one of the first three suggestions

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    try Settings > Keyboard > Text and disabling Touch Bar typing suggestions

  • @7MatthewJames

    @7MatthewJames

    Жыл бұрын

    @@123myIT Thanks, it sorted itself out in the end

  • @user-sk1mj6xr1x
    @user-sk1mj6xr1x9 ай бұрын

    now every time I press the emoji logo it doesn't show the emojis on the bar, why?

  • @sitube9168
    @sitube9168 Жыл бұрын

    i have problem with my touchbar on mac pro m2. glitch green and black but still on. can you help me?

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you try everything in the video mate ? What model Mac is it?

  • @sitube9168

    @sitube9168

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, mackbook pro m2

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sitube9168 Did you get it working?

  • @sitube9168

    @sitube9168

    Жыл бұрын

    Just same. But now i claim the Warranty

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sitube9168 so was issue with hardware?

  • @danielwood7553
    @danielwood7553 Жыл бұрын

    I did everything shown on the video but mine still don’t work. Mine is completely blank but still works when I touch it randomly. please help with other options

  • @abhishekjanjalkar9074

    @abhishekjanjalkar9074

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, I've the same issue as you. Did you find any solution? It happened in last 24 hrs

  • @danielwood7553

    @danielwood7553

    Жыл бұрын

    @@abhishekjanjalkar9074 No solution yet. Mine started weeks ago tho

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@danielwood7553 These are all the checks mate. You could try a backup and reset of your Mac. Otherwise Apple might be able to help more. Could be hardware issue. Let me know if you have any luck fixing it.

  • @annapassos4968

    @annapassos4968

    Жыл бұрын

    I got this same problem, but mine is just in the right part, like the turn up the volume and Siri part. Doesn’t show the controllers but if I touch it response. What it can be?

  • @saedzurikat3084
    @saedzurikat3084 Жыл бұрын

    My touch bar stopped working after i installed windows 10 what should i do your ways didnt work

  • @bangtanin7944
    @bangtanin79445 ай бұрын

    i dont have that pill anymore and i cant even skip ads wth

  • @ImD4vd

    @ImD4vd

    3 ай бұрын

    haha i use the trick too i love it, youtube premium my ass lmao

  • @fredrikholmqwist8857
    @fredrikholmqwist8857 Жыл бұрын

    After Password I have a "key"?? Like its locked. Cant write my password?

  • @sarahhazenfield759
    @sarahhazenfield759 Жыл бұрын

    What happens if when doing the activity monitor, nothing pops up when I search “Touch Bar server?”

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    If it isnt there then it might take a reinstall of MAcOS. I would contact Apple first.

  • @persondfppsdopsperd
    @persondfppsdopsperd2 ай бұрын

    Do when water damage

  • @InaayaKapadia-uj7yn
    @InaayaKapadia-uj7yn10 ай бұрын

    My Touch Bar is functioning but I can’t see anything :(

  • @yaxniaseramireztole01

    @yaxniaseramireztole01

    5 ай бұрын

    Lo solucionaste? Justo me pasa eso

  • @yaroslavsmoliak5725
    @yaroslavsmoliak5725 Жыл бұрын

    TouchBarServer not showing up in activity monitor at all

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Is there someway to check the view of the monitor? It should be there.

  • @JackGittes
    @JackGittes Жыл бұрын

    I tried all five options but the darn thing keeps dark and won't show. The buttons do work. Things happen when I touch the TouchBar area. I think it's broke. Running Ventura on a M1 Macbook Pro.

  • @bellbus

    @bellbus

    Жыл бұрын

    Having the same problem. Tried all suggestions and still nothing!

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you get it working ?

  • @JackGittes

    @JackGittes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@123myIT Nope. I guess it has to get fixed. But the costs will be high I guess.

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JackGittes hardware issue?

  • @SharonMartinez
    @SharonMartinez Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps, you should show how to go to terminal.

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Did I not show it ?

  • @ericvillavicencio9813
    @ericvillavicencio9813 Жыл бұрын

    my bar turned a bright blue all over the bar, what should I do?

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you get it working mate?

  • @ericvillavicencio9813

    @ericvillavicencio9813

    Жыл бұрын

    @@123myIT nope, it's been glitching back and forth from normal to blue, lately it's been blue for the past week

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ericvillavicencio9813 Could be hardware issues mate. Maybe try calling Apple see what they say?

  • @bowentan7425
    @bowentan7425 Жыл бұрын

    there is not even any result when I search "touch bar server" in my activity monitor.

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Try the other tips?

  • @Hadoozen
    @Hadoozen7 күн бұрын

    didnt work couldnt get password

  • @Anonymous-ei8ex
    @Anonymous-ei8ex Жыл бұрын

    Touch Bar server didn’t show at all

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    A few people had that. Maybe contact apple

  • @lovelyylife
    @lovelyylife Жыл бұрын

    none of them work for me ...

  • @MayaTsek
    @MayaTsek Жыл бұрын

    Literally just had to restart so the volume button showed on my touch bar again 🤦🏽‍♀

  • @chrismock3863
    @chrismock3863 Жыл бұрын

    I used pkill and now my Touch Bar went away and didn’t come back

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you do a restart?

  • @BayesTVLOL
    @BayesTVLOL7 ай бұрын

    sudo pkill TouchBarServer

  • @liberatedphilosophers5896
    @liberatedphilosophers5896 Жыл бұрын

    None have worked

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Backup and reinstall MAcOS?

  • @xlilraphx
    @xlilraphx Жыл бұрын

    Wtf, none of these worked at all! Idk what to do

  • @123myIT

    @123myIT

    Жыл бұрын

    could be hardware problem mate. Call apple?