How to Clean Apple Mac Mighty Mouse
January 4th, 2007Did you ever feel the need to clean your Mighty Mouse? – the sleek white mouse that ships with the Apple Mac computers. Here are a collection of tips to effectively clean your Apple mouse…
Apple has official cleaning instructions for the Mighty mouse should you need to clean fingerprints or its soiled surface using a clean lint-free cloth, sometimes moistened with water (with a movie to help you out too).
If you hold your Mighty Mouse upside down, and move your mouse in a circular motion with the scroll ball against the cloth for about a minute, it might work. Don’t press too hard if you don’t want to damage your mouse.
Some people try a strip of clear tape to get it cleaned up. Its seems a very thin strip of scotch tape, carefully looped under the scroll ball can provides effective mouse ball cleansing. Sometimes a burst of compressed air can get your scroll button working.
But if you are really willing to take the risk and want to clean up every bit of your Mighty mouse, try out the step by step instructions to open up the Mighty Mouse and throughly clean it. But this comes with a few warnings – “This will void your warranty on the mouse. If you do not feel comfortable with small items, or have large fingers, do not do this yourself.” and “If this procedure does not work, your scroll mechanism is fried, and it’s time to visit the Apple Store.” Another tutorial to open up the mouse. Check out a more detailed dissection of the Mighty Mouse.
NOTE: All these tips are experiences shared by the authors of these posts. Use them at your own risk. Else seek professional authorized Apple support.
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Hi there.
I tried following the link at the bottom of this post to the ‘dismantling’ page, and it seemed dead. So, I created my own photo-tutorial on how to get inside and sort it out.
Once I’d seen inside, it was no surprise that me covering the ball with alcohol was doing no good…
Tutorial here: http://www.linklink.co.uk/apple-computers/cleaning-inside-and-dismantling-the-apple-mighty-mouse/
Did the simple apple instructions.. worked like a charm. Thanks for the great tips
Held it upside down and rolled it for about a minute and got on my scrolling back. Thanks!
I thought my mouse was dead for good. It had stopped scrolling before, but nothing a little upside-down scrolling couldn’t fix. Nothing I tried would fix it this time.
Turns out I only needed to scroll my mouse upside down for a LONG time, about 5 minutes. Works like new now :) Be patient!
Tried everything Apple suggested – still no scrolling – then used Chris Jones instructions. Works perfectly again. It is a bit fiddly but not impossible even with three thumbs on each hand. And you wouldn’t believe the crud that was in there. Christmas cake, hair, biscuits, dandruff, nose parts….
I came up with a new way to clean the scroll wheel without breaking open the mouse. Worked for me when nothing else did.
http://joshwalsh.com/gadgets/how-to-clean-your-mighty-mouse-without-taking-it-apart/
the tape thing was a little tricky but it worked
I just sprayed WD40 (a single spray) waited for 10mins, and did the tip I read on this site – (move your mouse in a circular motion with the scroll ball against the cloth for about a minute)
It worked!!! dunno for how long though
Gasp! Does the 3rd button still work too?
The third middle click button also works