Mighty Mouse not scrolling down

Hello. I have a problem with my mighty mouse. Suddenly it will no longer scroll downwards with the small ball when view web pages/itunes etc., although it will still scroll up. Does this have anything to do with the latest security update that i recently installed? Any help would be appreciated.

I had a similar problem and it turned out that the moving parts inside were just dirty.
I used a slightly damp face cloth and pushed hard against the ball and rolled it around for a few seconds.
This cleaned the bit of dust or whatever was interfering, and it has worked fine since.
I read elsewhere to use rubbing alcolhol instead of water -- but I used a very damp cloth and that did the trick.
Good luck!
Stephen

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I have tried all tricks mentioned in previous posts, cleaning etc. - but NOTHING is helping!
Scroll ball looks and feels clean and scrolling up works like a dream.
This is driving me completely crazy - and putting me off buying Apple products. Someone, please, do you have any other tips or is a trip to the shop (which is 45min drive away) the only option?
Help!

I was about to give up because I've already tried rubbing the scroll ball against a clean T-shirt and other things.
I've heard some recommendations to use a residue-free solvent to de-gum the scroll ball, but I didn't have any rubbing alcohol. My last ditch effort was to use Zippo lighter fluid - the kind for their wick lighters. I don't smoke, but I use the lighters for camping, and the fluid is handy as an acceptable substitute for solvent based cleaning fluids. They have a newer "synthetic formula" that has a considerably milder odor with almost no smell once it dries. It also doesn't irritate the skin like the previous formula would if a lighter leaked. I believe this is similar to a lot of magnetic head cleaning products out there; many are just petroleum-based solvents. Of course I was very careful (I disavow anyone who tries this and sets their house on fire). I placed a little bit on a napkin and rubbed gently. This was done far away from any source of fire and this type of fluid doesn't have heavy vapors that linger like gasoline fumes.
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Hey, I have August 2008 iMac and since about Febuary the mighty mouse will not scroll down. I havent been using it much (Had major pc problems... Been working on my pc alot.) and am moving it to somewhere where it will get used more.
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I have tried unplugging it and wiping it on my shirt, and rolling the scroll ball on a sheet of paper upside down. But those didnt fix the problem.

The mouse ball is dirty, you need to use a damp towel and vigorously rub the mouse's ball for at least 30 seconds. Another technique is getting a clean sheet of paper, placing it on a flat surface, turning over the mouse and vigorously rolling the ball on the paper.
If that doesn't fix it (it should!) then it is covered by your original warranty so contact Apple or take it to an Apple Store for replacement.
Regards,
Roger

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All of a sudden my mighty mouse won't scroll up. It will scroll down, left and right but not up. The mighty mouse is about 6 months old and has worked fine on my old Dual 1GHz G4 MDD.

your mighty mouse should have a 1yr warranty on it, take it to an apple store and let them know what the problem is.
as I have never used a mighty mouse I cant offer advice, other than perhaps its dirty inside and maybe you could clean it...
How to clean your Mighty Mouse
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302417
and another site with photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirster/67089152/

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You need to open & clean. Watch this video.
http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/technology/watch/v378809PrA5a3pg
 Cheers, Tom

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*Hi cloudmountain, Welcome back* to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
Most likely it just needs cleaning. Lint free cloth, slightly damp w water or alcohol. Unplug and vigorously and firmly roll the scroll ball around. Blowing it with canned air can help too.
Search the forums on "clean mouse" or "scroll." There is an Apple Support page as well.
Good Luck, JP

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It was working fine, then I was told to reboot after some webobjects update or something like that. Now it won't scroll up. It's clicking and not gummed up, and it was working seconds before the reboot. Anyone run into anything similar? I dunno if I have a mouse driver cdrom for it, as I got it for Xmas and tossed all packaging and it worked right off the bat in my iBook so... any suggestions? I can hunt down the packaging maybe, or if they have drivers online, maybe the driver just got pooched a little. If anything, this will help the next person who has this problem when I do find a solution.

I just figured it out. There was some gunk inside there. It's weird because it was working before the update reboot. Must have just been too much and a coincidence. I found the gunk when I accidentally pushed down while scrolling up and it forced some of it out. It's work now. That's good info to remember in the future since I still can't find my driver CD. Thanks!

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Use this article first: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302417
I have to clean mine a couple of times a month, when the above cleaning method doesn't work I resort to more drastic measures. I use a small amount of Rubbing Alcohol on a clean old t-shirt to clean the ball and then blow it out. I have done this many times in the last year, works well with no ill affects to the mouse.

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http://computer-hardware.wonderhowto.com/how-to/clean-apple-mighty-mouse-scroll- ball-217746/
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-clean-apples-mighty-mou-108357
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Unfortunately the Mighty Mouse is known to have issues when scrolling if it gets dirty. The best you can do is hold it upside down and roll the ball back and forth in every direction for a minute or so, this should help clean it any it may start working again. My school's multimedia lab has 20 workstations that all have that mouse and about half of them work! I'd recommend moving to the magic mouse or another brand's mouse if cleaning does not fix it.

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You have to remember, where the scroll ball is, there is a small gap which picks up dust and fluff. That detritus gets everywhere and in your case affects the downward scroll.
Adding just a touch Linc Davis's suggestion, after you have vigorously rubbed the scroll ball on the pad, tap it on a hard surface from time to time. Sometimes you will see small amounts of fluff appear. You should also see dirty marks on the pad.

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