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I have a love-hate relationship with Apple’s Mighty Mouse. When I first bought one, my right hand literally started cramping up from the multi-directional mini track ball. But a few months ago my Kensington mouse died, and I now can’t be without a scroll wheel, so I’ve been using the Mighty Mouse again.
However it recently began acting not-very-mighty as the tiny track ball started only scrolling up and not down, and then refused to do anything at all. Most likely some dust or fuzz got stuck in there. And due to the closed nature of the mouse, there is no clear way to clean it.
The tip that got things going is very simple: Just turn the mouse upside down so the ball is facing the floor. Then rub it vigorously in one direction, then the other, with a lint-free cloth. While doing this you can also blast the track ball hole with a can of compressed air.
Here’s a video from Apple:
After a minute of this, my Mighty Mouse was back to scrolling nirvana.If this doesn’t work for you, try sticking some Scotch tape in the ball hole or you can also just take the darned thing apart. But due to the time-consuming and invasive nature of the latter - please try the upside down cloth rubbing air blasting method first.
Disclosure: I own a tiny amount of Apple stock.
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OK fine, that is how you clean the mighty mouse. But I shouldn’t have to do it EVERY DAY! I absolutely hate this piece of crap and I will definitely replace it.