HT201806: Bluetooth: How to set up your Apple Wireless Mouse or Magic Trackpad

Learn about Bluetooth: How to set up your Apple Wireless Mouse or Magic Trackpad

sschweitzerff

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Q: What can you do if you replaced batteries in your mouse but the computer does not recognize the wireless mouse?

How to make the apple mouse pair with the mac after changing batteries?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 1, 2016 1:36 PM

I have this question too

Q: What can you do if you replaced batteries in your mouse but the computer does not recognize the wireless mouse?

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by Pmintz25,

Pmintz25 Mar 1, 2016 1:42 PM in response to sschweitzerff
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Mar 1, 2016 1:42 PM in response to sschweitzerff

Are you using Apple Magic Mouse or a third party mouse?

If it doesn't automatically pair again, try removing the mouse from System Preferences > Bluetooth > Devices

Then turn off Bluetooth on your computer, and turn off the device you are trying to connect. Then turn the Bluetooth back on and power your device on. See if you can pair it now.
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by sschweitzerff,

sschweitzerff Mar 1, 2016 1:47 PM in response to Pmintz25
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Mar 1, 2016 1:47 PM in response to Pmintz25

It's an apple wireless mouse, the cursor is frozen, and without the mouse, I don't know how to follow your steps.
We have changed batteries several times. The computer is "thinking" trying to find the mouse but that's going on way too long.
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by Ferd II,

Ferd II Mar 1, 2016 1:55 PM in response to sschweitzerff
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Mar 1, 2016 1:55 PM in response to sschweitzerff

Obtain and use a wired mouse to make the selections suggested by Pmintz25.
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by Pmintz25,

Pmintz25 Mar 1, 2016 1:57 PM in response to sschweitzerff
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Mar 1, 2016 1:57 PM in response to sschweitzerff

Oops yeah sorry. Didn't mean to troll. I usually recommend a wired mouse for this. Sorry about that.
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