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Cleaning wireless MightyMouse

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Uploaded by on Dec 27, 2007

This is the method to clean Apple's mouse without breaking it apart. More details here:
http://tomasz.korwel.net/2007/12/27/cleaning-up-apples-wireless-mighty-mouse/

newer version here:

http://tomasz.korwel.net/2009/07/24/cleaning-up-apples-wireless-mighty-mouse-...

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  • this fucked up my mouse completely, and i had to get a new mouse, it works once or twice then it starts rubbing the rubber off the ball

  • Apparently you were using way too much force. I'm cleaning my mouse this way for almost 2 years now and no problem with the ball so far.

  • Why does everyone do it this way? It's takes a painfully long time and doesn't work that well xD

    It's better to just get a bit of wet kitchen roll wipe the ball over a few times and dry on some dry kitchen roll, done in like 30 seconds and more effective :)

  • Because not everyone likes to put water inside the mouse? Although I can see advantages of your solution, I wouldn't do it this way myself. I've seen to many electronic devices smoked just by dusting them with wet towel.

  • what surface are you rolling it on? thanks

  • It's just a sheet of regular printer paper.

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  • Worked fine for me!!!! after 2 months without scroll-up it is now working again!!! hahahaha +1!!

  • Thanks!! Woks wondefull

    You are the master man!!

  • my mouse is scrolling again like it just came out of the box, after trying all kinds of other dry AND wet methods. yours was the best.  thanks!

  • I've had my Mighty Mouse for several years and it has done this a few times (not scrolling up) and I have fixed it a couple ways including an alcohol dampened cloth and the method in this video just now for the first time. I did it for about a good minute and with firm pressure and out came a significant amount of lint. I don't think one would have to do this so often as to worry about the rubber coming off the wheel. Maybe wash your hands more:) But this does work well!

  • this works about 5 times.

    then the rubber starts coming off the ball regarless of how much pressure you put on the ball. Why dont you just buy a real mouse? instead of the shitty apple mouse's that are really stupid and bad.

  • pretty sweet, totally work!

  • It works man. Thank you very much.

  • Wow. I can now scroll left again for the first time in 6 months.

  • Amazing! THANK YOU!

  • simple ideas are the best!! Worked right away!

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