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Track pad has lost control of pointer
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikeo512" data-source="post: 1876730" data-attributes="member: 404931"><p>Thanks for the reply.</p><p>The MBP is "mid 2014" and it's on 10.13.6</p><p>In fact, not long after posting, I got the pointer into bluetooth and have thus regained control via the Magic Mouse.</p><p>However, this is not a permanent fix because in time the battery in the mouse will go down.</p><p>There is still stuff on the old MPB that I need to get at from time to time and I need to maintain access.</p><p>If I can be sure that a wired mouse will take precedence I will buy one on line or try to blag one from a friend. In any case, I'd like to use the MM with the new MBP.</p><p>The USB ports on the old MBP are the older, bigger ones. I'm guessing that any mouse will do providing the USB connection is OK. In other words, it doesn't need to be one of the nice white ones from Apple. </p><p>Is this assumption correct?</p><p>I've seen videos on YouTube about fixing the track pad but I'm reluctant to fiddle till I have everything that I need from the old MBP.</p><p>M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikeo512, post: 1876730, member: 404931"] Thanks for the reply. The MBP is "mid 2014" and it's on 10.13.6 In fact, not long after posting, I got the pointer into bluetooth and have thus regained control via the Magic Mouse. However, this is not a permanent fix because in time the battery in the mouse will go down. There is still stuff on the old MPB that I need to get at from time to time and I need to maintain access. If I can be sure that a wired mouse will take precedence I will buy one on line or try to blag one from a friend. In any case, I'd like to use the MM with the new MBP. The USB ports on the old MBP are the older, bigger ones. I'm guessing that any mouse will do providing the USB connection is OK. In other words, it doesn't need to be one of the nice white ones from Apple. Is this assumption correct? I've seen videos on YouTube about fixing the track pad but I'm reluctant to fiddle till I have everything that I need from the old MBP. M [/QUOTE]
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