How can I unpair a Bluetooth device from a recycled computer?

How can you unpair a mouse from (old and recycled) Mac computer A so that you can pair it with (new to you) Mac computer B?  

 

Although the mouse was on the Device list of computer A, you can no longer use that computer, so you cannot unpair the mouse using Computer A.  Since the mouse is not on the Device list of computer B, you cannot use System > Bluetooth to unpair the mouse using Computer B.

 

Since the mouse was paired to computer A (and was not unpaired from it), the mouse won't respond to the "seeking to pair" signals from computer B.  In this situation, is there any way that you can reset the mouse to being unpaired or do you have to discard it?

 

iMac 27″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Jul 14, 2024 8:44 AM

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Posted on Jul 14, 2024 9:14 AM

Try connecting the mouse with its charging cable to your Mac, boot up the Mac, disconnect the cable and see if it will pair then.


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Jul 28, 2024 7:42 AM in response to Servant of Cats

Thank you both for your advice. I had a battery-powered Microsoft mouse and was trying to pair it with my iMac or my MacBookAir. Neither recognized a pairing signal. I suspect that the mouse was damaged during a move and several years storage in a box (without a battery). I have given it to an E-cycle firm. I am moving ahead using a rechargable Apple mouse to supplement the touchpad in my new MacBookAir.

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