Why scroll only one direction???

[Giuanniello]

Hello,

I own an old fashioned Apple mouse, the usb one, the scroll ball only scrolls one direction and wondering if there is a way to clean it or if something is faulty in the hardware so that I better look at a replacement, any suggestion?

What would you suggest, with a cord, to replace it without to spend what could buy a computer?

Grazie

 

[henrymyf]

Believe it or not, holding the mouse upside down and rubbing the scroll ball on a printing paper firmly and in a 360 degree manner might do the magic. I have personal successful experience with that. But I don't want to take any responsibility if you break it by doing so. The risk is on your own.

 

[SigEp265]

Believe it or not, holding the mouse upside down and rubbing the scroll ball on a printing paper firmly and in a 360 degree manner might do the magic. I have personal successful experience with that. But I don't want to take any responsibility if you break it by doing so. The risk is on your own.

I second this -- Have used that trick many times.

 

[Giuanniello]

Rubbed it onto a silicon sleeve but nothing changed :-| maybe adhesive tape?

 

[salamanderjuice]

You could try cleaning the ball with isopropyl alcohol using a toothbrush or using compressed air. The only sure fire way is to take the thing apart and clean it that way but it's not the easiest.

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[Fishrrman]

Get a Logitech wireless mouse. Numerous ones available.
These use a USB "unifying receiver" and work very well.
Or... some of them use a USB cable for charging. You could just leave it plugged in all the time...