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Magic Mouse keeps disconnecting from bluetooth

My magic mouse (with all updates properly installed and with USB Overdrive properly uninstalled) has a problem connecting and disconnecting from the computer. When I use the mouse for a few minutes, it will all of a sudden be non-responsive, and within a couple of seconds the "Connection Lost" message appears on the screen. If I wait another minute, and click the mouse button a few times, the mouse will reconnect. This happens periodically as I am using the computer.

In the console logs, I get these messages:

10/31/09 6:06:20 PM kernel [0eb48f00][AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
10/31/09 6:06:20 PM kernel [0eb48f00][AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
10/31/09 6:06:24 PM kernel [0ffa3600][BNBMouseDevice::init][30] init is complete
10/31/09 6:06:24 PM kernel [0ffa3600][BNBMouseDevice::handleStart][30] Done
10/31/09 6:06:24 PM kernel [08701100][AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
10/31/09 6:06:24 PM kernel [09f11680][AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered

The first message is when the mouse disconnects, and the rest are when it reconnects.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Unibody MacBook Pro (CTO 2.8Ghz, 4GB RAM), Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Oct 31, 2009 3:14 PM

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wederd

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Posted on Jan 3, 2017 5:07 AM

It really is worth fixing! Best mouse!

My magic mouse suffered from the batteries shifting downwards and not along the length:

When I lift the mouse and it hits the surface again. If your setup has multiple displays you do this a lot. And sometimes everyone reaches the end of the proverbial mousepad but needs to go... further.

THE FIX - I saw great suggestions of ~ 1 x 1" cardboard tile taped to the inside of the battery cover, i could only find a thin paper so I used a dime instead. Placed between the battery cover and the batteries It is slightly too thick but the problem disappeared instantly. I can mouse as athletically as I please now.

So I think it was not the length of my batteries but the diameter. And definitely not inerference or settings in OSX.

The issue definitely did vary between battery brands, but the big brands failed me sometimes too!

EDIT [[The reason it sometimes seems to re-connect on its own is probably the fact that people turn it upside down to check the green light or if there is debris on the lens, and they fall back ito place.]]

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Nov 13, 2017 4:17 PM in response to mpayne

This happened to me. Try putting foil paper between the battery

and male connections. Works 100% for me.

Magic Mouse keeps disconnecting from bluetooth