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Why is my Magic Mouse not scrolling up or down?

I've just updated to Monterey on my MacBook Air and my Magic Mouse won't scroll up and down or zoom in or out. How do I fix that?

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 8:01 AM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2021 4:13 PM

Same issue as others. I was tired of having to turn the mouse off and back on every time I came back to my Mac. Removing the Magic Mouse from Bluetooth preferences completely resolved the issue for me. I was a little hesitant for fear of not being able to re-pair but it was smart enough to realize I had a Magic Mouse nearby.


  1. System Preferences > Bluetooth > Clicked "X" next to Magic Mouse
  2. Turned Magic Mouse off using switch on bottom
  3. Waited a few seconds, turned Magic Mouse back on using switch on bottom
  4. Waited till Mac popped up with an alert that Magic Mouse is connected (I still had Bluetooth preferences at the time but I doubt this made a difference)
  5. Be patient during Step 4. It can take a minute to reconnect


Upon reconnecting, the Mouse was immediately scrolling and I had not previously turned it off and back on to get it to scroll again after being asleep. I put the Mac to sleep, woke it back up, and still connecting.


Hope this works for you!


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Why is my Magic Mouse not scrolling up or down?

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