Magic mouse has lost the cursor

Magic Mouse scrolls and responds to clicks but has lost the cursor. Eating batteries very often as well, related issue?

This does happen occasionally when the batteries are low and the memory (RAM) is inadequate. This article may be helpful; read it and check it out.
http://osxdaily.com/2013/07/19/disappearing-mouse-cursor-mac-os-x/

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My Magic Mouse has lost the Magic

My new iMac ( late 2009 edition ) purchased less then three weeks ago came with a BlueTooth Mouse and it worked "right out of the box".
Now it barely works missing several functions it previously had.
When I first started iwent into SystemPreferences/Mouse there was a live demonstration/video.
The video is now gone and when I go to second page of Mouse preference the paddle wheel spins searching for that mouse.
I've installed two different sets of new batteries, switched the mouse off and restarted the mac, switched the mouse on and restarted. Trashed the preference for the mouse in my Users folder.
I can drive the mouse pointer all over the desktop but when I am in window on some or another web site i can't scroll up or down without using those side bars.
I need help please to bring my BlueTooth mouse back to full functionality and to see that video again.

This is the stand-alone combo system update for 10.6.2.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959
As a test, you can also try creating a new admin user account in System Preferences Accounts pane.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8235.html
Log out and log in to the new account. This will help isolate the cause better. In the new account, if the mouse works normally, then the cause is likely to be in your normal user account. If same problem recurs in the new account, then the cause is likely to be at the system (OS) level, or perhaps related to a hardware problem.

Magic Mouse has lost all 'touch capability' after Time Machine restore

Hi all,
Yesterday I did a system restore to my 17' MPB on Snow Leopard, once restored my Magic Mouse lost all scroll and swipe functionality.
I've searched older threads and seen a suggestion about deleteing a systempreferences file which I did but it did not work.
Any other suggestions please? My Mac is fully updated software wise and this is quite fustrating given the Mouse is only 2 weeks old!
Thanks!

Hi again:
I don't want to generalize as some +"clean up"+ things can actually slow a system. If the system is slow everywhere, it could be lack of HD space (you should have 10-15% free at all times), memory, or many other things.
I have a program called "Cocktail" which I rarely use (troubleshooting only), but does have some powerful GUI links to all sorts of things. However, I suggest people use this sort of software carefully as one can do damage.
I run a +"plain vanilla"+ system and do not have problems (superstitiously touching wood).
Unless you routinely use/change very large files, OS X takes care of "defragging" automatically.
I'd prefer to never have to format and start over.
As I said, I have NEVER erased and installed an OS X system to address system issues. I have restored to test both my cloning software and Time Machine.
Macs running OS X perform system maintenance processes automatically in the background (unlike Windows, as I am sure you know).
Barry

MY MAGIC MOUSE HAS CONKED OUT, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IS IT WORTH TAKING IT IN FOR ANALYSIS/REPAIR?

My Magic Mouse has stopped functioning. Batteries are fresh, green light on, but the computer can't find it. Is it worth taking in for analysis and/or repair?

Hello Angler42,
Yosemite has proved a problem for many people as far as the Magic mouse is concerned. It appears to apply more often to older computers that have been upgraded. Here is an Apple document which is worth studying and putting on file for future reference. I can't commit to it solving your problem but let us know how you get on.
OS X Yosemite: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18396
Thank you for the star.

HT2492 ML Dashboard Calendar widget has lost the ability to change the date.

In ML the Dashboard calendar widget has lost the ability to change the day to other days. You can still navigate to different months with the arrow keys, but clicking on any day has no effect. I have not found a keystroke/mouse combination that allows the date to be changed from today's date.
This is a useful function for me, to quickly be able to see what I have scheduled on any day. Now I have to open iCal, which is annoying.

You are correct that there is no way to sort jobs in the print queue window in Snow Leopard. This is to be considered expected behavior. In other words, that's the way the software engineers intend it to work in Snow Leopard. You should provide Apple with feedback as to what you want. You can file a report at: _http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html_.
Matt

MacBookPro has lost the connection to my bluetooth keyboard and will not reconnect

My MacBookPro has lost the conection to my bluetooth keyboard, and although the set up finds the keyboard, it will not reconnect.

Hello there, MxBeachBum.
The following Knowledge Base article goes into extensive detail on some troubleshooting steps you can follow to troubleshoot and resolve your Keyboard connectivity issue:
Troubleshooting wireless mouse and keyboard issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3048
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro D.

The sheet I am working on has lost the ability for me to scroll to the first few columns. I can't see the columns but I can cut and paste them so I know they are still there. Has this happened to others

The sheet I am working on has lost the ability for me to scroll to the first few columns. I can't see the columns A & B but if I cut and paste the table to a new sheet, the columns I am missing will travel to the new sheet. I have charts and other stuff related the the original table so I need to figure out why I can only see from column C forward. I tried to "UNHIDE" the columns but the function doesn't seem to recognise that there are columns missing. Has this happened to others and how did you fix it?

I've seen it happen before, or at least it sounds something like what I've seen before. The table somehow gets into the margins of the page and the app doesn't know how to deal with it. Go into Print View and try moving the table away from the left side ofthe page. You might have to change content size or resize the table to get it to correct (then put you can put them back the way you like).

HT4623 My iPad 3 has lost the speaker sound after updating to iOS 6.1, headphones are working fine

My iPad 3 has lost the speaker sound after updating to iOS 6.1, headphones are working fine. Please help me out, done all the troubleshooting like restarting, side switcing, cleeaning the headphone jack etc.,

Hi I also have this problem. Sound was only working on the headphones and also on the volume slider in the settings app. Everywhere else I get no sound and no volume slider. Now the headphones don't work either.
(I'm using an ipad 2 iOS 6.1.2)
And NO it's not muted. I've reset all settings and restarted the iPad. Been searching forums for a couple days. Some say its a dirty docking port problem, others suggest a Skype or other app update that could be the problem.
No volume control icon appears when I press the volume control buttons. Only says sound effects, if it says anything at all. Most often there is NO volume icon. YouTube, video, music, and other game apps, no sound.

When mousing over text, the cursor flickers constantly (with each letter passed) from arrow to i-beam and back. The problem occurs in both MS Word and Pages. Any idea of how to resolve this annoying problem is appreciated. System: 10.10.1

When mousing over text, the cursor flickers constantly (with every letter passed) from arrow to i-beam and back. The problem occurs in both MS Word 2011 and Pages. Any idea of how to solve this annoying problem will be much appreciated. System 10.10.1 on a MacPro (Late 2013)

The mouse is controlled by the OS so don't guess any app other than a mouse driver or OS X itself would be able to cause this sort of flicker issue.
Have you seen the following and is it what you are seeing? Maybe you could make a movie (Quicktime is great for this this to make a screen recording) - but not sure how to attach a movie to these discussions as mine is grayed out and can't be selected (to the right of the insert image). Here is the what I found for a search of "mouse cursor flickers os x yosemite"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNQ0D84DdF4
What kind of mouse are you using? Is the mouse driver up to date if it's a third party mouse?

My Mac has lost the keyboard command to zoom in and out (Apple/shift/ /-) How can I restore this?

My Mac has lost the keyboard command to zoom in and out (Apple/shift/ /-) How can I restore this?

try doing an SMC reset, the following article tells how to do this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
also go into your keyboard options and make sure the settings are correct there.

Since updating to 10.6.8 my VPN has lost the connection after 30 minutes. Any ideas on how to fix this?

I updated to 10.6.8 and now my VPN connection is unstable. It has lost the connection to the host after 30 minutes on three different occasions. Before updating, I was able to be connected for hours with no interruption.
The error reads: "A configuration error occurred. Verify your settings and try reconnecting."
Adding to the problem is that the problem only corrects itself after I restart my computer.
Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a fix I should be looking for?
Thanks!

I'm sorry I didn't post back earlier, I haven't been using my VPN lately. However, today, I did use it for hours and the problem persisted exactly as explained. I did some more searching and found the following solution on a similar thread. Worked like a charm:
the vpn daemon has to be restarted. after that it works perfectly.
1. Open Terminal
2. Unload the VPN daemon using the following command (for those who don't know, don't include the % sign when typing in Terminal):
% sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.racoon.plist
Note: After you type the command in, Terminal will give you a warning and ask you if you want to continue. Enter your password and continue.
3. Reload the VPN daemon in Terminal (again, not typing the % sign) :
% sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.racoon.plist
That should do it! Thank you to everyone who tried to help me. Hopefully this helps others out there...
P.S. For those that are unfamiliar with terminal. When you type in the commands, that's not a hard return in there before the path /System/Library... etc. The line break is just because the path is too long to fit on that line.
See the other person's VPN problem thread here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3173994?start=0&tstart=0

After updating to Mountain Lion, Mail has lost the RSS feeds, the colored marked mails folder, and the notes

After updating to Mountain Lion, Mail has lost the RSS feeds, the colored marked mails folder, and the notes. Where are they?

why did they erase something usefull and easy to use?

My project has lost the audio track. I imported tracks from iTunes, they are in the project but do not play, please help?

Hi...my movie project has lost the audio track. I can see it but nothing plays.
The movie record has its audio but the imported iTunes track is silent.

This might sound weird, but here's an idea which worked for me re music that was newly added to itunes and showed up in my ipod but wouldn't play - I simply played the tracks in itunes first, just a second of time or so will do it, not the whole track, then connect the ipod and sync again and this time they played - hope this helps.

My Firefox has lost the "go back to the previous site" arrow. PLEASE HELP

My Mozilla Firefox browser has lost the "back arrow" in the toolbar.
I have no way to go back to the previous website I visited.
PLEASE HELP.
THANKS

If the menu bar is hidden then press the F10 key or hold down the Alt key, that should make the menu bar appear.
Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"
* If items are missing then open the Customize window via "View > Toolbars > Customize" or via "Firefox > Options > Toolbar Layout" (Linux, Windows)
* If a missing item is in the toolbar palette then drag it back from the Customize window on the toolbar
* If you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar set up.
See also:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_customization
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing

I have an Imac running snow leopard and have recently installed a cannon i-sensys lbp7750Cdn printer since then I can't get the printer working and the air port has lost the DNS servers; if it ever had them!!! but it dose not look happy. Can any one help

I have an Imac running snow leopard and have recently installed a cannon i-sensys lbp7750Cdn printer since then I can't get the printer working and the air port has lost the DNS servers; if it ever had them!!! but it dose not look happy and it is telling me so. Can any one help please?

Snow Leopard breaks quite a few drivers - my Canon exhibited the same problem.
I eventually found updated drivers on the Canon website. You can try that with the HP, but if the all-in-one is more than a year or so old, don't hold your breath.
You can also try Software Update to see if it will offer new drivers, or failing that go to the Support Downloads site and search for HP updates.
In fact there's a new one for HP at the top of the list just now.
You may not necessarily want the latest one, though - check the specs to see if your model is covered; if not, search for the previous update etc.

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