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Cleaning Sticky Keys on the Magic Keyboard From Late 2015

How should I clean the sticky keys on my magic keyboard? With my older keyboard from 2011, I could take the keys off. I don't know if I should/could with this 2015 keyboard. Tips or ideas? The keys on this new keyboard are very thin, so I don't know if I should really be messing with it. I guess I could use rubbing alcohol, but really my question is can I remove the keys without breaking them so that I can put them back. Thank you

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), Late 2015 Model

Posted on Mar 30, 2016 8:25 PM

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Posted on Nov 24, 2016 11:21 AM

So I actually just went ahead and gently pried it off with a finger nail and it just snaps off. (Make sure to turn the keyboard off first).


There's a small metal bracket attached to the key. It's shaped like this --> [


If you need to remove it (to clean it, or clean underneath it) just make a note of how it's attached prior to removing it from the key so you know how to put it back.


I used a disinfecting wipe and cleaned the back of the key and the exposed hole in the keyboard.


Then, making sure the metal bracket is attached properly to the back of the key, slide the ends of the bracket (the parts that are bent), into the small receiving teeth on the keyboard. Once in, you can press the top part of the key down and the whole thing should click back into place.


Good luck!

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Nov 24, 2016 11:21 AM in response to STA2013

So I actually just went ahead and gently pried it off with a finger nail and it just snaps off. (Make sure to turn the keyboard off first).


There's a small metal bracket attached to the key. It's shaped like this --> [


If you need to remove it (to clean it, or clean underneath it) just make a note of how it's attached prior to removing it from the key so you know how to put it back.


I used a disinfecting wipe and cleaned the back of the key and the exposed hole in the keyboard.


Then, making sure the metal bracket is attached properly to the back of the key, slide the ends of the bracket (the parts that are bent), into the small receiving teeth on the keyboard. Once in, you can press the top part of the key down and the whole thing should click back into place.


Good luck!

Cleaning Sticky Keys on the Magic Keyboard From Late 2015

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