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Q: Right click on Magic Mouse not working

Hi

 

I am having this right click problem with my magic mouse.  The right click function just suddenly stopped working two days ago.

 

I have checked the Mouse>Preference> Secondary click is enabled to "Right"

 

However, when I changed the secondary click to "Left", the "right click" function works perfectly fine w/ the left click, but when I change it back to "Right" nothing happens.  I even tried unchecking the secondary click function (someone said that will work in another support site) but that doesn't help either.

 

I have tried removing batteries from my mouse, turning it off, turning bluetooth off, restarting the laptop...

 

 

Very confused right now.  Please help!!

Magic Mouse, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 21, 2011 7:50 AM

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  • by SATXAg82,

    SATXAg82 SATXAg82 Jun 20, 2015 12:33 PM in response to laulau_kc
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    Jun 20, 2015 12:33 PM in response to laulau_kc

    same for me, power loss due to thunderstorms, abnormal shutdown. PvT solution worked.

  • by Mac Rock,

    Mac Rock Mac Rock Jul 27, 2015 8:58 AM in response to DougPod
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    Jul 27, 2015 8:58 AM in response to DougPod

    Like you folks, my magic mouse wasn't responding. Tried various suggestions over a 2 week period (changing/ checking batteries; rebooting Mac & mouse, etc). Uninstalled mouse via settings (and then couldn't get it back!). Unable to detect it - even after I'd flicked Bluetooth on and off.

    Finally though a variation on DougPod's trick worked. I moved the only Bluetooth File I could find to desktop (com.apple.BluetoothAudio.plist) and rebooted. Mouse found straightaway - Brill! Thanks Doug.

    The only weird thing was that the plist file wasn't reinstated. I manually restored it from desktop - just in case.

  • by Johnaday48,

    Johnaday48 Johnaday48 Oct 12, 2015 10:36 PM in response to PvT
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    Oct 12, 2015 10:36 PM in response to PvT

    The solution proposed worked perfectly

    Thanks

  • by Andrew Edelstein,

    Andrew Edelstein Andrew Edelstein Nov 7, 2015 2:38 PM in response to PvT
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    Nov 7, 2015 2:38 PM in response to PvT

    THANKY YOU!

    I realize this is four years old now, but you just saved me the cost of a new mouse. Well, that and trying another Magic Mouse from another machine on my iMac and finding it had the same problem. I thought the right click button had suddenly given out and was about to buy a new mouse until I tried that, then went googling and found your answer. Turning off "secondary click" and rebooting and turning it back on fixed it.

  • by claeschr,

    claeschr claeschr Nov 8, 2015 12:45 PM in response to laulau_kc
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    Nov 8, 2015 12:45 PM in response to laulau_kc

    I have a similar problem:


    Usining only my MacBookAir, the trackpad is working just fine -  ie tap to click. 


    When I dock it in my office to the Thunderbolt display including bluetooth - keyboard, mouse and trackpad, everything imedeately goes bananas.  Different symptoms, but always tap to click stop to work on all units (both trackpads and the mouse).  Uncontrolled grey marking / highlightning of text when the cursor is moved on the screen - is another symptom. 


    I have tried just about everything, but jet found any solution. I even went and bought a brand new mouse.  For a while I thaught it had something to do with the display, but it turns out the same thing happens when I connect the mouse to the MacAir alone also.  It just takes a good bit longer time before the problem starts.


    After upgrading to ElCaptain, everything was working well for a good while, but now the problem is back again - UGH.


    This is just such a frustrating problem, and it has been stealing way to much of my scarce office time the last few moths.


    I will try DougPods solotion next time I am in the office - and pray to all known and unknown gods simultaneously. 


    Hopefully that will solve it.  If not - I don´t know what to do.  

  • by BPLGRM,

    BPLGRM BPLGRM Jan 14, 2016 5:19 AM in response to laulau_kc
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    Jan 14, 2016 5:19 AM in response to laulau_kc

    Got the same problem here.. paired another mouse and had the exact same issues.. Last week i clean installed my mac to the latest version El Capitan and after this install this problem started.

  • by fredfromworthington,

    fredfromworthington fredfromworthington Feb 4, 2016 9:13 PM in response to laulau_kc
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    Feb 4, 2016 9:13 PM in response to laulau_kc

    My right click function works for about 10% the times that I right click.  When it fails to work, I click it again.  Usually fails again.  Eventually, one of my attempts is rewarded with it working normally.  But, the next time I right click, it usually fails.  When it works it's almost always after I have moved my finger very, very close to the bottom edge of that right portion of the mouse.  But, even then, it only works a fraction of the time.  My iMac is about 7 weeks "young".  One more thing.....my mighty mouse is CORDED - ie, it is not wireless/bluetooth.

  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Feb 5, 2016 12:44 AM in response to fredfromworthington
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    Feb 5, 2016 12:44 AM in response to fredfromworthington

    Hello Fred,

     

    I suggest you write a new thread.   This one is outdated (2011).

     

    Did you get a new mouse with your new iMac or is it second hand.   Ideally, if you are on El Capitan 10.11.3 you would need a new mouse known as Magic Mouse 2.   Please clarify your situation.

  • by mateusmedeiros,

    mateusmedeiros mateusmedeiros Mar 1, 2016 5:44 PM in response to laulau_kc
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    Mar 1, 2016 5:44 PM in response to laulau_kc

    Hey there, everyone! I'm having a quite weird thing with my mighty mouse. I owe the wireless version and everything was fine until my right click stopped working. The thing is it works for the first few couple of minutes I turn it on and then it stops working. If I turn the mouse off and on again, it'll work again... for the first few minutes, but then stop again. All the other functions work just fine. Anyone?

     

    Thanks!

  • by peterwestlakewebb,

    peterwestlakewebb peterwestlakewebb Aug 24, 2016 4:02 AM in response to PvT
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    Aug 24, 2016 4:02 AM in response to PvT

    This worked for me, Thanks.

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