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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1939555" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>OK, to work around the mouse, you can turn on the accessability option for the keyboard to work for you to navigate. This article has the instructions for that:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.makeuseof.com/mouse-not-working-mac-fix/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Once you have movement options, you want to open Settings from the Dock (the gear icon), or from clickiing on the apple icon upper left, then Settings. In the Search bar for Settings, search for "erase" and one option will be "Erase all contents and settings." That option will lead you to a panel where you can select "Erase All Content and Settings.." and the machine will be set back to factory settings. Everything you have done/added/put on the machine will be gone. On the next boot, you will see the "Welcome" screens just as if you just opened the Mac for the very first time. The movement setting will have to be reestablished again until you get a mouse working, so be ready to repeat that if needed. </p><p></p><p>Now, when you are going through the setup, read very carefully every screen before you move on. There are some not very well shown options for which the default is probably NOT what you want. For example, do not let it "Optimize Mac Storage" as that will lead to the system moving the entire Desktop and Documents folders to iCloud, which you probably don't want, at least right now. Similarly, Migration Assistant will be offered, but not as obviously as you might think it would be. It's subtle in that it asks if you want to move data or restore data from an older machine. That SHOULD come before the option to create a new user, just after you pick the language and regional settings. But if you get to the stage to create an account first, make sure the account has EXACTLY the same username and password as was used for the Time Machine backup you are migrating, or for the machine from which you are migrating. Then when MA migrates your data it will see the match and put your old data and settings in that account. Here is an Apple article on it:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://support.apple.com/en-us/102613[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Once you have an Apple icon in the upper right corner, or a Dock with Settings, you can go there and pair the mouse. If it's an Apple mouse, it should be found automatically but if it's a third party mouse, you'll need to pair it, however it is connected. Logitech mouses use a dongle of some kind, and I thiink they have separate drivers for them (I don't use Logitech, mostly for that single reason, so I'm not an expert on setting up their mouse devices, sorry.). </p><p></p><p>BTW, if you have ANY USB mouse around, even one for Windows PCs, that will work for the setup and allow you to pair with the wireless mouse. </p><p></p><p>Next post, tell us what Mac you have and what mouse and we should be able to give you steps on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1939555, member: 396914"] OK, to work around the mouse, you can turn on the accessability option for the keyboard to work for you to navigate. This article has the instructions for that: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.makeuseof.com/mouse-not-working-mac-fix/[/URL] Once you have movement options, you want to open Settings from the Dock (the gear icon), or from clickiing on the apple icon upper left, then Settings. In the Search bar for Settings, search for "erase" and one option will be "Erase all contents and settings." That option will lead you to a panel where you can select "Erase All Content and Settings.." and the machine will be set back to factory settings. Everything you have done/added/put on the machine will be gone. On the next boot, you will see the "Welcome" screens just as if you just opened the Mac for the very first time. The movement setting will have to be reestablished again until you get a mouse working, so be ready to repeat that if needed. Now, when you are going through the setup, read very carefully every screen before you move on. There are some not very well shown options for which the default is probably NOT what you want. For example, do not let it "Optimize Mac Storage" as that will lead to the system moving the entire Desktop and Documents folders to iCloud, which you probably don't want, at least right now. Similarly, Migration Assistant will be offered, but not as obviously as you might think it would be. It's subtle in that it asks if you want to move data or restore data from an older machine. That SHOULD come before the option to create a new user, just after you pick the language and regional settings. But if you get to the stage to create an account first, make sure the account has EXACTLY the same username and password as was used for the Time Machine backup you are migrating, or for the machine from which you are migrating. Then when MA migrates your data it will see the match and put your old data and settings in that account. Here is an Apple article on it: [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.apple.com/en-us/102613[/URL] Once you have an Apple icon in the upper right corner, or a Dock with Settings, you can go there and pair the mouse. If it's an Apple mouse, it should be found automatically but if it's a third party mouse, you'll need to pair it, however it is connected. Logitech mouses use a dongle of some kind, and I thiink they have separate drivers for them (I don't use Logitech, mostly for that single reason, so I'm not an expert on setting up their mouse devices, sorry.). BTW, if you have ANY USB mouse around, even one for Windows PCs, that will work for the setup and allow you to pair with the wireless mouse. Next post, tell us what Mac you have and what mouse and we should be able to give you steps on them. [/QUOTE]
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