How to reduce sensitivity of USB mouse?

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How to reduce sensitivity of USB mouse?

How to reduce sensitivity of USB mouse? I've lost control of it.

I'm working through a list of files in Finder. If I click on a file (as you do to show it in the finder view pane) then the Preview app is immediately opened and made active. It stops me continuing my browsing.

If I look though a playlist in iTunes and want to just see what other items I have by that artist then the list of songs by that artist becomes active, overriding what I was already doing.

It is a mouse connected by USB cable. There does not seem to be a control in System Preferences that will stop this mouse overriding my choices.

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), iMAc (20 - inch, mid 2007)

Posted on Mar 1, 2017 11:44 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 3, 2017 8:43 AM in response to Pay Attention

If there is not a button on the mouse to change the DPI then you can do so in the mouse settings found in your preferences do not go to trackpad go to mouse and the sensitivity might be higher on that specific mouse, so look up the type of mouse and check to see if there is a way to change the DPI locally

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Answer 2

Courcoul

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Mar 3, 2017 8:57 AM in response to Pay Attention

Note also that some manufacturers provide their own settings pane for System Preferences. For example, Logitech has a Control Center you install and is used for configuring all their peripheral accessories, cannot fiddle with stuff such as response/sensitivity anywhere else.

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Answer 3

Mar 3, 2017 9:40 AM in response to Pay Attention

Thank you all for taking time to look at my issue.

I have tried the mouse settings in different setting combinations and tested them. I do not have options for a specific customisation for the mouse - its' quite generic.

I think the over-responsiveness may be a feature of the operating system? I have recently reinstalled OSX from a backup to resolve a different problem. It wasn't possible to install OSX clean from the app store.

Since my restore I notice that selecting a picture file in Finder (I just want to see the thumbnail in Finder) will activate a full screen Preview window. Selecting a file in Finder is a soft touch, not a hard click.

Trying to explain this as clearly as I can.

Also in iTunes if I don't like whats playing and want to find out what else I have by the artist so I can delete it I find that just selecting them in the list of artists then activates them instead of the playlist I was working through. Again I would say it was a gentle touch to select the item, not a hard click to make some action happen.

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Answer 4

Eric Root

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Mar 1, 2017 1:59 PM in response to Pay Attention

Check System Preferences/Mouse and Accessibility. You can make adjustments in both places.

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