{"id":470644,"date":"2022-07-04T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:00:32","slug":"how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Lock Your MacBook Keys for Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a350355e2740\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a350355e2740\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Lock_Your_MacBook_Keys_for_Cleaning%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Lock Your MacBook Keys for Cleaning&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning\/#Whats_the_Problem\" >What\u2019s the Problem?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning\/#Use_the_Lock_Screen_to_Disable_Most_Keys\" >Use the Lock Screen to Disable Most Keys<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning\/#Free_App_KeyboardCleanTool_Works_Too\" >Free App KeyboardCleanTool Works Too<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-lock-your-macbook-keys-for-cleaning\/#Safely_Clean_Your_MacBook_Screen_Too\" >Safely Clean Your MacBook Screen Too<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Lock_Your_MacBook_Keys_for_Cleaning%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Lock Your MacBook Keys for Cleaning&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-815120\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1021161538.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Hands on a MacBook keyboard alongside a coffee and croissant.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/minsk-belarus-february-4-2017-overhead-1021161538\">Dulin\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Laptops pick up dust, grease, and grime since they\u2019re constantly in contact with your hands. But due to the way modern MacBooks are designed, cleaning them isn\u2019t a simple case of turning the machine off.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_Problem\"><\/span>What\u2019s the Problem?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once upon a time, you could turn your MacBook off by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le &gt; Shut Down and clean your keyboard without waking the machine up. Those days are gone, with any keystroke on a modern MacBook causing the machine to boot up. You can\u2019t even open the lid without waking a Mac up anymore!<\/p>\n<p>That makes it hard to give your MacBook a good clean, which is something you\u2019ll probably want to do often to prevent oil and grime from building up. So what\u2019s the solution?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_the_Lock_Screen_to_Disable_Most_Keys\"><\/span>Use the Lock Screen to Disable Most Keys<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you click on Apple &gt; Lock Screen you\u2019ll be taken to what looks like the login window, where you\u2019ll need to input your account password or use the Touch ID button to unlock. Unlocking your Watch using your Apple Watch won\u2019t be im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely available unless the laptop sleeps and wakes up again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-814638\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/lock_screen_mac.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Lock your Mac for cleaning\" width=\"650\" height=\"407\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This gives you a golden opportunity to grab\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/MM6F3AM\/A\/polishing-cloth?fnode=1aab98c0b4610103b25f961258e55b38a05238afb64ac84bc78ef312c7cdfdae544c1fed7aa3a6da149e51243ff5cca3c699c32b9d4f27944ee443b9e60b6b26ae99d2bb5e6a2cb4fcf1151ba544cd041144e2e647a8cd1260f473a745ce90ce\">your Apple-branded cleaning cloth<\/a>\u00a0(or an alternative polishing cloth) and give your keyboard a good clean. As long as you don\u2019t graze the Touch ID button with your fingertip or accidentally type your password, you\u2019ll stay on this screen without composing gibberish emails to your boss or loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>This won\u2019t disable the media keys at the top of the keyboard, so you\u2019ll still be able to turn the brightness up and down or mute the volume. Keep this in mind if it seems like your screen is off after cleaning since you\u2019ve probably just turned the brightness down.<\/p>\n<p>Using the lock screen is the best way to clean your trackpad too since there\u2019s nothing to accidentally click.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_App_KeyboardCleanTool_Works_Too\"><\/span>Free App KeyboardCleanTool Works Too<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If the imperfect logging out method isn\u2019t good enough, the free app <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/folivora.ai\/keyboardcleantool\/\">KeyboardCleanTool<\/a>\u00a0might be a better choice. This app locks every key on your keyboard, including the top row of media keys and the Touch ID button. It doesn\u2019t disable the trackpad though, since you\u2019ll need some way of clicking the button to disable the lock.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-814639\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/security_privacy_accessibility.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Authorize KeyboardCleanTool to control your Mac\" width=\"650\" height=\"571\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To use the app you\u2019ll need to whitelist it under System Preferences (System Settings) &gt; Security &amp; Privacy &gt; Privacy. First, click on the padlock in the bottom-left corner of the screen and authenticate, then click on the Accessibility section and check the box next to KeyboardCleanTool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-814640\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/keyboardcleantool_mac.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Lock MacBook keys with KeyboardCleanTool\" width=\"650\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can now use KeyboardCleanTool to lock your keyboard without logging out to give your MacBook a good clean. The author (who created powerful customization app <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/folivora.ai\">BetterTouchTool<\/a>) says the app also works great with toddlers and cats.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Safely_Clean_Your_MacBook_Screen_Too\"><\/span>Safely Clean Your MacBook Screen Too<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your keyboard is dirty, your screen must be in a pretty bad state too. It\u2019s important to never use household cleaners on a laptop screen since you could remove protective coatings and cause permanent damage.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to safely clean your laptop screen\u00a0and get rid of the dust that\u2019s building up inside it too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Clean a Laptop Screen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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