Magic Mouse quits working over night
I have a new i7 iMac.
In the last week I have noticed that in the morning the Magic Mouse is not connected to the iMac.
The wireless keyboard does work though.
I have put in new batteries in the mouse so I know that is not the problem. I have tried flipping the switch on the bottom of the mouse and that does not do anything. I can see the green light flash on the mouse so I know it is doing something.
I have gone to the mouse system preferences and it says no mouse connected.
The only way to get the iMac to connect to the mouse is a full reboot.
Anyone else seen this? Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
Also, is there a keyboard shortcut to tell the iMac to reboot gracefully. Right now I have to push the power button but I would rather let the OS gracefully shut things down.
Thanks
VintageSlots wrote:
Also, is there a keyboard shortcut to tell the iMac to reboot gracefully. Right now I have to push the power button but I would rather let the OS gracefully shut things down.
FUNCTION CONTROL F2 will move the focus to the Apple menu and then you use the direction keys to Shutdown or Restart the iMac.
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