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User profile for user: Tom Wolsky
Tom Wolsky Author
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Magic Mouse only tracks diagonally

Magic Mouse suddenly started to do this. It tracks OK, a little sutterty perhaps, but it only tracks on a steep diagonal on a lower left/upper right axis. I see it's been reported before but never saw a solution. If any one knows how to fix this, any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.


The Bluetooth connection seems good, and the batteries are strong. I've rebooted and zapped SMC.


Thanks.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), Mid 2012 2.6G i7

Posted on Jun 22, 2015 6:02 AM

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User profile for user: rappdw
rappdw
User level: Level 1
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Posted on Mar 29, 2017 7:11 AM

I solved this problem by:


  1. Disconnecting the mouse (Bluetooth menu | <mouse name> | Disconnect)
  2. Removing the mouse from the system (System Preferences | Bluetooth | <mouse name>)
  3. Turning the mouse off
  4. While holding the mouse "button" down, powering it back up, not releasing the button until the light on the bottom starts blinking (indicating in pairing mode)
  5. Repairing the mouse to the system (System Preference | Bluetooth | pair)
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User profile for user: rappdw
rappdw
User level: Level 1
4 points

Mar 29, 2017 7:11 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

I solved this problem by:


  1. Disconnecting the mouse (Bluetooth menu | <mouse name> | Disconnect)
  2. Removing the mouse from the system (System Preferences | Bluetooth | <mouse name>)
  3. Turning the mouse off
  4. While holding the mouse "button" down, powering it back up, not releasing the button until the light on the bottom starts blinking (indicating in pairing mode)
  5. Repairing the mouse to the system (System Preference | Bluetooth | pair)
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Magic Mouse only tracks diagonally

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