Right click on Magic Mouse not working

Like you folks, my magic mouse wasn't responding. Tried various suggestions over a 2 week period (changing/ checking batteries; rebooting Mac & mouse, etc). Uninstalled mouse via settings (and then couldn't get it back!). Unable to detect it - even after I'd flicked Bluetooth on and off.

Finally though a variation on DougPod's trick worked. I moved the only Bluetooth File I could find to desktop (com.apple.BluetoothAudio.plist) and rebooted. Mouse found straightaway - Brill! Thanks Doug.

The only weird thing was that the plist file wasn't reinstated. I manually restored it from desktop - just in case.

The solution proposed worked perfectly

Thanks

THANKY YOU!

I realize this is four years old now, but you just saved me the cost of a new mouse. Well, that and trying another Magic Mouse from another machine on my iMac and finding it had the same problem. I thought the right click button had suddenly given out and was about to buy a new mouse until I tried that, then went googling and found your answer. Turning off "secondary click" and rebooting and turning it back on fixed it.

I have a similar problem:

Usining only my MacBookAir, the trackpad is working just fine - ie tap to click.

When I dock it in my office to the Thunderbolt display including bluetooth - keyboard, mouse and trackpad, everything imedeately goes bananas. Different symptoms, but always tap to click stop to work on all units (both trackpads and the mouse). Uncontrolled grey marking / highlightning of text when the cursor is moved on the screen - is another symptom.

I have tried just about everything, but jet found any solution. I even went and bought a brand new mouse. For a while I thaught it had something to do with the display, but it turns out the same thing happens when I connect the mouse to the MacAir alone also. It just takes a good bit longer time before the problem starts.

After upgrading to ElCaptain, everything was working well for a good while, but now the problem is back again - UGH.

This is just such a frustrating problem, and it has been stealing way to much of my scarce office time the last few moths.

I will try DougPods solotion next time I am in the office - and pray to all known and unknown gods simultaneously.

Hopefully that will solve it. If not - I don´t know what to do.

Got the same problem here.. paired another mouse and had the exact same issues.. Last week i clean installed my mac to the latest version El Capitan and after this install this problem started.

My right click function works for about 10% the times that I right click. When it fails to work, I click it again. Usually fails again. Eventually, one of my attempts is rewarded with it working normally. But, the next time I right click, it usually fails. When it works it's almost always after I have moved my finger very, very close to the bottom edge of that right portion of the mouse. But, even then, it only works a fraction of the time. My iMac is about 7 weeks "young". One more thing.....my mighty mouse is CORDED - ie, it is not wireless/bluetooth.

Hello Fred,

I suggest you write a new thread. This one is outdated (2011).

Did you get a new mouse with your new iMac or is it second hand. Ideally, if you are on El Capitan 10.11.3 you would need a new mouse known as Magic Mouse 2. Please clarify your situation.

Hey there, everyone! I'm having a quite weird thing with my mighty mouse. I owe the wireless version and everything was fine until my right click stopped working. The thing is it works for the first few couple of minutes I turn it on and then it stops working. If I turn the mouse off and on again, it'll work again... for the first few minutes, but then stop again. All the other functions work just fine. Anyone?

Thanks!

This worked for me, Thanks.

Yes, just worked for me too - even though this post (&problem) is 6 years old! I just had same problem, and this fixed it.

Upairing the mouse and then pairing it again worked for me.

I disconnected my track pad, then the magic mouse worked just fine.