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Hi All,

I have lately encountered quite a few problems with the problem I'm about to describe. I think it would be good for all of us to know the solutions if anytime we encounter this problem.

I know my content is larger than the screen and I have a vertical scrollbar. However, the problem is that the vertical scrollbar is not displayed well in the browser. In fact, I can only see the top part of the scrollbar and not the bottom and the scrollbar sort of looks disabled, therefore I cannot actually scroll my content neither can I click on the scrollbar. However, if I 'inspect element', I can actually see that all my content is being loaded into the page.

Anyone of you guys ever encountered this problem?

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Following 's report and 's initial suggestions, here is a short, practical checklist to find why a vertical scrollbar is visible only at the top and won't accept clicks. These steps focus on deterministic, verifiable causes (overlays, CSS, and simple environment checks) so the root issue can be isolated quickly.

Try these diagnostics in order:

  1. Quick environment checks — restart the browser, try Incognito/Safe Mode (extensions disabled), and test on another machine or profile to rule out extensions or corrupted cache.
  2. Find what actually sits over the scrollbar — in DevTools Console run this to get the topmost element at the right edge:
    var el = document.elementFromPoint(window.innerWidth - 1, window.innerHeight/2);
console.log(el && el.tagName, el && el.className, el && el.outerHTML);

    If that returns a DIV or overlay element instead of BODY/HTML, that element is blocking clicks. See elementFromPoint for details.

  3. Visually reveal overlays — temporarily outline every element:
  • { outline: 1px solid rgba(255,0,0,0.25) !important; }
    
This makes full-width/height overlays obvious.
  1. Targeted CSS checks — look for position: fixed|absolute elements that are full-width/right-aligned, high z-index, pointer-events set, CSS transform on ancestors (creates new stacking contexts), or overflow rules on html/body or large containers. Also check for custom scrollbar CSS (::-webkit-scrollbar) that can change appearance. For notes on overflow and pointer-events, see the MDN references.
  2. Isolation: comment out suspected CSS blocks or remove elements in DevTools one-by-one until normal scrollbar behavior returns. Build a minimal repro HTML if needed.

Caution: using blanket pointer-events: none or removing large CSS bundles will change page behavior — use these only while debugging. If a minimal repro is produced, attach it or post the HTML/CSS snippet for precise advice.

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You don't say what OS or browser. Have you tried a forced refresh (Ctrl f5)

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I am using Chrome, Firefox and IE9 on Windows 7. THanks for your reply.

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May we have a link to the site? Maybe the problem is reproducible on another machine with the same OS and browser.

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