Accidentally turned off Bluetooth now keyboard and mouse won’t work to turn computer back on
I think I turned off Bluetooth by accident. Now keyboard - mouse - won’t work to restart desktop
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I think I turned off Bluetooth by accident. Now keyboard - mouse - won’t work to restart desktop
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Thanks everyone for your help! I'm a mac newbie and thought I was turning off the bluetooth file transfer and was in a panic. Simply rebooting didn't work, but when I unplugged my usb backup drive and usb printer, unpplugged the computer from the wall and then plugged it back in, it detected both the trackpad and keyboard.
I accidentally turned off the bluetooth o… - Apple Community
How to Enable Bluetooth Without a Keyboard or Mouse in Mac OS X
This is a trickier situation, which is usually encountered if there is no USB keyboard or USB mouse available, and both the mouse and keyboard are Bluetooth instead. It’s usually iMac, Mac Mini, and Mac Pro users who encounter this experience, in which case the following steps are necessary:
If for some reason the bluetooth setup wizard doesn’t trigger and the Mac boots up again with Bluetooth disabled, you’ll probably want to get your hands on either a USB mouse or USB keyboard and refer to the methods outlined above to enable Bluetooth with either just a mouse, or just a keyboard.
How to Enable Bluetooth Without a Keyboard or Mouse on Mac (osxdaily.com)
Thanks everyone for your help! I'm a mac newbie and thought I was turning off the bluetooth file transfer and was in a panic. Simply rebooting didn't work, but when I unplugged my usb backup drive and usb printer, unpplugged the computer from the wall and then plugged it back in, it detected both the trackpad and keyboard.
I accidentally turned off the bluetooth o… - Apple Community
How to Enable Bluetooth Without a Keyboard or Mouse in Mac OS X
This is a trickier situation, which is usually encountered if there is no USB keyboard or USB mouse available, and both the mouse and keyboard are Bluetooth instead. It’s usually iMac, Mac Mini, and Mac Pro users who encounter this experience, in which case the following steps are necessary:
If for some reason the bluetooth setup wizard doesn’t trigger and the Mac boots up again with Bluetooth disabled, you’ll probably want to get your hands on either a USB mouse or USB keyboard and refer to the methods outlined above to enable Bluetooth with either just a mouse, or just a keyboard.
How to Enable Bluetooth Without a Keyboard or Mouse on Mac (osxdaily.com)
Oh my gosh it worked. Thank you!!!! I have a Toastmasters meeting tonight I’m running and I was freaking out. Bless you!!!
I turned off Bluetooth trying to disconnect my headset. So stupid. Lesson learned.
Ah, great to hear, take care my friend! :)
Accidentally turned off Bluetooth now keyboard and mouse won’t work to turn computer back on