Can't disable Magic Mouse 2 scrolling

WAHOOOO it worked ..... thankyou dude ....no more sh@£ty scrolling 🙂 sweet as a nut ...

why not set that value to buletooth mouse?

El Capitan apparently ignores the defaults write approach.

However, MagicPrefs - the freebie mouse / trackpad enhancing tool - will allow shutting down horizontal scrolling.

I would assume that BetterTouchTool has the same capabilty

Hi, I am fairly untechnical and want to use your solution to resolve this issue. Is there anyway you could break down your explanation into easy to follow steps?

I would be forever grateful!

-Adrianna

Thanks! I can finally use the new Magic Mouse!

I likewise wanted to disable scrolling entirely, and was disappointed when the terminal command didn't seem to work. After rebooting the computer, though, scrolling was disabled. Any chance a killall Dock; killall Finder; etc, would work rather than full reboot?

Mouse connected. After typing command (YES/NO) turn it off with hardware switch on it. Wait for "Mouse Off" appears on screen and turn it back on.

Is there any way to get the defaults write command to work without having to reboot? I tried killall SystemUIServer, Finder, & Dock; none of which worked. I'm trying to turn on and off scrolling fairly often (scrolling goes haywire in one app) and would love to not have to reboot each time. However, I don't know what process (if any) I could kill to get the defaults write command to take effect.

Any help much appreciated 🙂

I told you about reconnecting mouse not reboot. I suspect that some kind of internal call exists to force reload settings (as standard System Preferences does) but I have no idea. And not interested in researching it sry.

Hey, I'm so embarrassed, I didn't realize I posted the same question twice, nor did I see your post about reconnecting the mouse. Sorry, how silly of me.

Thanks so much for your help, it is much appreciated.

Have a happy day!

Hey Adrianna, I will attempt to break down AndersonIncorp's explanation into easy to follow steps.

1. On your Mac, open the application "Terminal" - It's located in /Applications/Utilities/

   The easiest way to open Terminal is with Spotlight – press ⌘ [Spacebar] – or click the magnifying glass icon in your menu bar, type "Terminal". Hit the return key, it should be the first result.

2. Copy the following command to your clipboard (either by selecting the text, right-click and select "Copy" or simply ⌘ C )

   defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchMouse MouseVerticalScroll -bool NO

3. Paste the defaults write command into terminal, and press the return key (see screenshot). You'll know the command has been executed when a new line appears underneath, starting with (in my case) "iMac:~ Greg$"
4. Reboot the computer, and scrolling will be disabled.

Hello again,

I've both turned off the Magic Mouse 2 (hardware switch) and unpaired & repaired the mouse in Bluetooth.prefpane, but the scrolling behavior doesn't change. I suppose I'll have to deal with restarting the machine, but that's okay. Unless I am missing something, which is definitely possible.