magic mouse clicks not releasing after dragging windows

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magic mouse clicks not releasing after dragging windows

Sometimes when I clicked and drag a window, the window moves a little after I release the bluetooth magic mouse. It's surprisingly frustrating. It's as if the mouse is not releasing fully when I complete the drag, and as a a result the window goes in the direction I move the mouse afterward.

What was especially confusing was when I saw something similar with my trackpad, but not as consistently. Eventually, I realized that was because my mouse was still "on" -- when I turned it off, the trackpad had no problems.

Regular clicks seem to work fine -- just dragging is a problem. This problem has gradually gotten worse over time.

MacBook Air 15″

Posted on Oct 23, 2024 3:58 AM

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Oct 23, 2024 6:42 AM in response to ManHasAspirit

After more investigating, I found the problem: dust built up under the plastic top surface. I was able to clean it out using stiff paper folded suitably and scrapping in the little crevice between the plastic top surface and the metal underneath. This makes sense since I'm working in building hundreds of years old with regular dust problems.

I think the dust was just sticky enough to make the clicker increasingly sluggish on the upswing, even to the point of keeping it in the "clicked state" while I used the track pad. Now that I've cleaned it thoroughly, all is well.

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