Fixed sticky key on MacBook Pro 16 inch 2023

Long story short, after reading about "take the MacBook to a service center" (two hour drive), about watching video of cleaning with alcohol cotton swab, about spraying with canned air, about prying up keys with a butter knife or a guitar pick and being careful not to break the little snap together parts that fall out when you do so, I chose "None Of the Above".


I chose vacuum -- I was very careful not to suck up keys or key parts. I put a piece of tulle fabric, doubled, over the hose of the vacuum and attached the vacuum brush. I shut down the computer and carefully brushed all the keys, up and down, left and right. The key became unstuck. I could tell by just tapping on the key. When I took out the piece of tulle, it was covered with bits of lint and other tiny stuff.



MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 31, 2025 9:59 AM

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Mar 31, 2025 4:01 PM in response to thomasfrommilan

thomasfrommilan wrote:

Long story short, after reading about "take the MacBook to a service center" (two hour drive), about watching video of cleaning with alcohol cotton swab, about spraying with canned air, about prying up keys with a butter knife or a guitar pick and being careful not to break the little snap together parts that fall out when you do so, I chose "None Of the Above".

I chose vacuum -- I was very careful not to suck up keys or key parts. I put a piece of tulle fabric, doubled, over the hose of the vacuum and attached the vacuum brush. I shut down the computer and carefully brushed all the keys, up and down, left and right. The key became unstuck. I could tell by just tapping on the key. When I took out the piece of tulle, it was covered with bits of lint and other tiny stuff.


Good computing thomasfrommilan !


I learned a new word today: "tulle"

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Fixed sticky key on MacBook Pro 16 inch 2023

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