My mouse keeps disconnecting.
GYL -
Good evening everyone
I am using an iMac with OS Catalina version 10.15.7 and have a wireless Apple mouse.
This mouse disconnects very often, I have charged the battery to 100%, Bluetooth is activated, and it still doesn't work.
Thank you for your help
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On the keyboard, can you change the batteries or is it a cable to recharge the battery?
You indicate a wireless keyboard and then yes it is a wired keyboard
I'm a bit lost :(
If you have a wired keyboard you can try a PRAM => https://support.apple.com/fr-fr/HT204063
You have a Mac with an Intel processor.
Resetting the NVRAM

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- Turn off your Mac.
- Turn on your Mac, then immediately press and hold these four keys: Option, Command, P, R.
- Release these keys after about 20 seconds. During this interval, your Mac will appear to restart. For example, you may hear the startup sound multiple times or see the Apple logo appear more than once.
- Once your Mac has completed startup, you may need to adjust any system settings that were reset.
Apple Support Manager
Apple Certified Mac and IOS
Hello,
I would say either the mouse is malfunctioning or the Bluetooth card in your machine, but since I don't know which iMac we're talking about... the first one being from '98...
Are there any other Bluetooth devices connected to your iMac? Like the keyboard? Or wireless earbuds?
It would be good to see if another device disconnects at the same time as the mouse or not.
Hello and thank you for responding.
It's an IMAC OS Catalina 21.5 inches from late 2013.
I cleaned my mouse and it has been working for some time now.
Yes, I have my keyboard connected via Bluetooth, so I will keep an eye on it and let you know.
No worries, if the keyboard disconnects when the mouse disconnects, it will be the Mac; if the keyboard stays connected, it will be the mouse.
When you say it disconnects, is there a message on your iMac screen saying
connection interrupted with the mouse logo?
Good evening
Absolutely, when the mouse disconnects, it is clearly notified on the screen with the message "connection interrupted" along with the mouse logo.
Tonight it works, so I will wait and thank you once again.
Hello
So the problems are starting again and my mouse keeps disconnecting
it must be coming from the MAC because the keyboard is disconnecting too, I'm going to system preferences
bluetooth mouse and keyboard are connected
do you think I have any other maneuver I can try
thank you in advance and best regards
iMac 21 2013
- Do you have a wired keyboard to perform a PRAM reset?
- Can you give me the exact model of the keyboard and the mouse?
- The only workaround, which is not 100% guaranteed, is to use an external Bluetooth adapter.
Customer Service Manager
Apple Certified Mac and iOS
Good evening and thank you very much.
I will try all of this to reset the memory.
Yes, for the keyboard, I'm changing both layers.
Have a nice evening and a big thank you again for all this information.
Hello
I performed the maneuver and I clearly heard while holding the 4 startup sound keys
but the result is the same and worse in the end
And when the screen opens, the mouse is completely frozen
I think my Mac is nearing the end of its life
Indeed, the wifi/Bluetooth card seems to be at the end of its life.
You can, of course, get a wired mouse to keep costs down.
Expect to pay around €199 for the standard replacement of the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
Customer Service Manager
Apple Certified Mac and iOS
Good evening
I followed your advice and bought a wired mouse. (waiting to install it)
It's very strange, for the past three days my computer has been working fine without me having done anything special
except for the startup functions?
Hello, does it work properly with a wired mouse and a wireless keyboard?
Or everything wired?
Customer Service Manager
Apple Certified Mac and IOS
I don't want to bother you any further, I just want to ask if using a wired keyboard would really solve my problem?
Thank you
after trying all the proposed solutions in vain, I followed the advice of a YouTuber, I unplugged my Mac for 10 minutes and miracle, everything is working perfectly again