I accidentally turned off the bluetooth on my mid2011 imac-now neither my trackpad nor my keyboard will work..and I don't own a usb mouse..what next?

I accidentally turned off the bluetooth on my iMac (mid-2011; Lion)...now neither my wireless trackpad nor my wireless keyboard will work and I cannot turn it back on (and I do not own a usb mouse as was suggested on the apple support page. It also mentioned that the bluetooth could not be turned off except by a usb mouse.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Mar 11, 2012 9:10 PM

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ImpossibleGirl

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Posted on Jul 31, 2015 4:06 AM

I Stupidly did the same thing without thinking that all my controls are Bluetooth & I don't own a wired mouse. I just turned the computer off with the power button , then turned in back on. Let it boot up and it automatically reset the Bluetooth back on. Everything worked. I have a late 2012 iMac. I was much relieved.

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Barbe66

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Jan 27, 2017 3:23 AM in response to gjs45

Thank you, you saved my life..

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I accidentally turned off the bluetooth on my mid2011 imac-now neither my trackpad nor my keyboard will work..and I don't own a usb mouse..what next?