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It's likely dirty

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537

Since this comes up every few months it seems, I'll tag along:

What about cleaning the plastic "ring" part that rests on the mousing surface? Mine is constantly dirty, I'll scrape off the mung every few days but is there a longer-lasting alternative? And yes, I wash my hands as often as I'd think required.



I believe a mouse pad helps, even if technically optical mice don't need it. Also, when you clean the underside of your mouse, clean the mousing surface too.

Is a good thing that you wash your hands often, but dust is EVERYWHERE! so you still need to clean every now and then.

::sings duuuust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wiiiind... ::

I used to carefully clean my MM as Apple describes. About a year ago my MM stopped scrolling in some direction and I didn't want to stop and clean it so I just flipped it over on my pant leg and scrubbed it up and down and around. It worked perfectly and that's the way I've cleaned it since. I've used the same MM since I got this iMac about 2 years ago. Every once in a while I clean the wood on my desk where I use the mouse.
Also, before I got the MM I used an ergonomic Kensington and my wrist would start aching within a 1/2 hour. Since I changed to the MM, no pain at all.

I love my Mighty Mouse.

This seems like a great thread, and I'm going to revive it because I've never cleaned a mighty mouse. However, one christmas I bought my parents a mm for their iMac (old G5). They love the scroll wheel. But it now is broken. And they want a new one. I will clean this thing. I will break this mother effer open and try to clean it that way if needed. Of all the great things Apple makes, the dirty scroll wheel problem is ugly.