Since we have established that your Magic Mouse would not have this behaviour with one other laptop, I might reset your NVRAM and in addition do a boot into Secure Mode.
Resetting the NVRAM
Older Macs had what’s referred to as Parameter RAM (PRAM), newer Macs use Non-Unstable Random-Entry Reminiscence (NVRAM).
Since you have not specified what mannequin of Mac you are utilizing, under are some generic steps that can work with all fashions (together with all Late-2016 MacBook Professional fashions):
- Shut down your machine. Sure, a full shut down, not simply logging out.
- Press the energy button after which instantly press the commandpossibilityPR keys.
- Maintain these keys pressed down for not less than 20 seconds!
- Let go of the keys and let your Mac reboot usually.
Now check your Magic Mouse to find out if the problem continues to be current. If this does not resolve it for you, proceed to booting into Secure Mode.
Observe 1: Whenever you log again in you could must readjust a few of your system preferences (e.g. speaker quantity, display decision, startup disk choice, time zone data, and so forth).
Boot into Secure Mode
Observe these steps in addition your Mac into Secure Mode:
- Totally shut down your Mac
- Restart your Mac
- Instantly press the Shift key and preserve it down
- Let go of the Shift key if you see the login window (NOTE: When you’ve got FileVault enabled you could must log in twice).
- Take a word of what occurs (i.e. check your Magic Mouse)
- Now exit Secure Mode by restarting your Mac as regular
- Once more, take a word of what occurs (i.e. check your Magic Mouse)
As soon as you’ve got booted into Secure Mode, let me understand how you went and we’ll go from there.
Trash Magic Mouse .plist recordsdata
Since your problem persists each out and in of Secure Mode, I might trash the related Magic Mouse desire recordsdata.
As you do not specify what model of macOS you are utilizing, I am going to assume you are working a model from Mountain Lion and above. Observe these steps:
- Go to Finder
- Press and maintain the possibility key
- Whereas preserving the possibility key down, click on on the Go menu and choose Library from the listing
- This could open up your consumer’s Library folder in a brand new Finder window
- Find and open the Preferences folder (it is inside the Library folder)
- Inside this folder discover the next two .plist recordsdata:
- com.apple.AppleMultitouchMouse.plist
- com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse.plist
- Now Trash these recordsdata
- Restart your Mac
Your Mac will now create a brand new set of default desire recordsdata in your Magic Mouse.
Observe: You’ll need to return to System Preferences and reconfigure your Magic Mouse settings. Nevertheless, earlier than doing that I might check the Magic Mouse first to see if the issue behaviour nonetheless persists.
Reset Bluetooth Gadget Listing and Bluetooth Controller
That is one thing I’ve had plenty of customers do to resolve points with third celebration Bluetooth gadgets (often a keyboard and/or mouse, but in addition headphones and so forth).
Because you’re utilizing a real Apple Magic Mouse you my determine to not trouble, however I feel it is value attempting.
In a nutshell it is advisable to reset each the macOS Bluetooth Gadget Listing and Bluetooth Controller. Nevertheless, this may reset all linked Bluetooth gadgets, together with your keyboard and mouse, so every Bluetooth system will have to be paired once more.
I’ve some steps you may comply with, however I strongly counsel you learn all the steps first earlier than commencing (or maybe print out the directions / view them on one other system).
Earlier than beginning, guarantee you will have the Bluetooth icon displaying within the menu bar. If it isn’t there, open System Preferences > Bluetooth and allow the choice Present Bluetooth in Menu Bar.
Additionally, because you’re attempting to resolve a problem along with your Magic Mouse, you’ll need to make use of one other mouse to comply with these steps:
- Maintain down each the Shift and Choice keys and on the similar time click on on the Bluetooth icon within the menu bar. As soon as the menu is displaying, launch the keys.
- From the Bluetooth menu, select Debug > Take away All Gadgets
- Maintain down each the Shift and Choice keys once more and on the similar time click on on the Bluetooth icon within the menu bar.
- From the Bluetooth menu, select Debug > Reset the Bluetooth Module
- Shutdown your Mac
- Guarantee your Magic Mouse is absolutely powered off
- Restart your Mac
- In your Mac, click on on the Bluetooth icon within the menu bar
- Choose the Set Up Bluetooth Gadget possibility
- On the mouse, flip the ability on
- As soon as the Setup Assistant finds the mouse, choose it from the listing and click on on “Proceed”.
- Now pair your mouse
- When you’ve got another Bluetooth gadgets, you may go forward and pair them now (or you are able to do it later).
Let me understand how you go.