Apple Wireless Magic Mouse does not track/move but I can click and scroll/swipe

These mice seem to work well for months then you buy a new one and then another new one and so on.

The you get tired of spending $80 each for mice and go dig a 20 year old Microsoft corded mouse out of the junk drawer, clean the junk off it and it just works.

So, there you go... two easy solutions to this problem

I had this problem with my magic mouse two days ago. Read all these replies and many articles on the Internet, followed many instructions, nothing worked. My mouse is several years old, out of warranty, and I was resigned to buy a new one. Meanwhile I had an old Dell USB mouse plugged in, but hate using the cord, it gets on the way of everything. Finally I got a Q-tip, a little alcohol, and cleaned the lens in the mouse. Problem solved! Now the magic mouse works as if it was new, perfectly. Apparently through the years the lens accumulates dust and can lead to malfunctioning. This is something I never read in my quest to find a solution and it can save someone a lot of grief, and a pretty penny. In any case, I learned a little more about these machines, so thanks for all the replies. I think CJAlbertson's was the most helpful message here in my case, his "clean the junk off it" planted ideas in my mind even though my magic mouse looked spotless clean. I hope this rodent lives many more years.

I had a similar problem. I posted what worked for me over here:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3314958?answerId=21006596022#21006596022

My MM just went bust. Unfortunately for me Im out of warranty. This is already my 4th MM. I posted here this same thread about a year ago.

Stay out and dont buy these expensive magic mouse guys. Its defective. It will stop working after a year.

NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!

Dude the Magic mouse uses common batteries... What you guys explained there was also happening to me, I changed batteries and walla was flying again like new... or just give it a shut off and back on, worked for me a few times before the battery died completely 😀

The 3rd of 3 MM I've ever had has just died. All of them presented this same issue. The last one survived a lot more than the others - about 8 months. The others died just after about 2 months of very light use. And all my 3 MM still had the original energizer batteries that came with them at about 80% of full charge. I didn't even have the chance to change them. I tried new batteries anyway, but the problem persisted. Only clicking and scrolling functions are working. After 2 replacement MM in less than 13 months, the 1-year warranty has expired. If this isn't a design problem I don't know what it is. I would buy another one if I knew it would work properly. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure it won't.

My MM encountered with this problem 3 days ago. By using all possible method but fail, I tried another method. I put my MM into a dry cabinett. And gues what, MM works fine after two days! Suggest this method for every one that is worth a try!

Same problem here. So sad.

See if this works for you: http://magicmousehelp.com/fix-common-magic-mouse-issues/

I had a similar problem. I tried to connect the mouse to a mac mini. It worked perfectly !!!! Same MacOS on my iMac and MacMini. Hardware problem?

Well my 2010 mouse has developed this problem too. (2010 iMac, 10.8.5)

It happened when I changed the batteries. Was working fine, but with the new batteries it would only track vertically and not horizontally.

Following the advice on this thread I tried:-

• Blowing on the lens.
• Cleaning the lens (examination under a magnifying lens shows it's perfect).
• Cleaned all contacts with contact cleaner.
• Changed batteries again (I've had trouble with rechargeable batteries in the past so even tried a pair of new standard cells).
• Restarted the Mac.
• Left the batteries out overnight hoping it would discharge the mouse and reboot it.
• Unpaired and re-paired.
• Updated services, looked at the log too.
• Adjusted the tracking speed.
• Paired it with another Mac (10.9) but the same problem persists thus demonstrating the problem is with the Mouse.

It really looks like it's unserviceable unless anyone can recommend any further ideas.

I suppose four years' use isn't bad but it's a shame these things are so dear to replace.

You remind me that I have had BlueTooth problems with my MacBook Pro, that do not show up with my Mini. For example, just moving it around on my desk, my wireless Magic Mouse will become disconnected from my MacBppk Pro, then reconnect after a few minutes. In the living room, this never happens, even though The Mini is ten feet away from its Magic Mouse.

Dr Dre headset, similar thing. With the MacBook Pro, the headset would not pair reliably, and when it did the sound was squonky. With the Mini, my iPhone or my partner's iPad, pairing works like in the book and the music sounds fine.

My hypothesis: MacBook Pro's BlueTooth performs poorly. I wonder if there is some way to test BlueTooth performance?

--Gil

I know this is from 2013 but I just had the same issue with my magic mouse.

Resetting the PRAM worked for me. The mouse wasn't tracking movement anymore, just scrolling and clicking. Now it's like new.

1. Shut down your machine.
2. Hold down command-option-p-r and start your mac. You have to make sure you get those keys pressed before the gray screen comes up or it won’t work.
3. Hold those keys down until your Mac reboots again and you hear the startup chime a second time
4. Let go of the keys and let your Mac reboot normally.