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Thread poster: Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
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Oct 8, 2025

Oy!
I got this 3-4 years old mouse that its wheel won't scroll up nor down. It scrolls for half turn and than scrolling gets hard, impossible.
Should i open and clean the wheel?
 
Daryo
Daryo
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It's rarely worth the effort. Oct 8, 2025

Gregor Trebec wrote:

Oy!
I got this 3-4 years old mouse that its wheel won't scroll up nor down. It scrolls for half turn and than scrolling gets hard, impossible.
Should i open and clean the wheel?


You could try to tinker with it, but it's rarely worth the effort. Much simpler to get another mouse - preferably with good ergonomics.

IrinaN (X)
 
IrinaN (X)
IrinaN (X)
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Why don't you give it Oct 8, 2025

A proper burial?

Gregor Trebec
Joanna Posylek
mk_lab
Kardas Tradu
 
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
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This mouse... Oct 9, 2025

IrinaN wrote:

A proper burial?


and a proper speech...

IrinaN (X)
Kardas Tradu
 
Jennifer Levey
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Better still ... Oct 9, 2025

IrinaN wrote:

A proper burial?


Recycle it.
 
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL
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Try... Oct 9, 2025

with a bit of cheese.

Joanna Posylek
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IrinaN (X)
Maria Laura Curzi
 
kd42
kd42
Estonia
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Yes, you should. Oct 11, 2025

Gregor Trebec wrote:
Oy!
I got this 3-4 years old mouse that its wheel won't scroll up nor down. It scrolls for half turn and than scrolling gets hard, impossible.
Should i open and clean the wheel?

You should google for instructions or find a video in YT and fix it.
 
WolfgangS
WolfgangS
France
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Or... Oct 11, 2025

kd42 wrote:

Gregor Trebec wrote:
Oy!
I got this 3-4 years old mouse that its wheel won't scroll up nor down. It scrolls for half turn and than scrolling gets hard, impossible.
Should i open and clean the wheel?

You should google for instructions or find a video in YT and fix it.


get a Magic Mouse from Apple, expensive, but no wheels or any mechanical parts, it all works with finger gestures.
 
kd42
kd42
Estonia
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The point is Oct 14, 2025

WolfgangS wrote:

kd42 wrote:

Gregor Trebec wrote:
Oy!
I got this 3-4 years old mouse that its wheel won't scroll up nor down. It scrolls for half turn and than scrolling gets hard, impossible.
Should i open and clean the wheel?

You should google for instructions or find a video in YT and fix it.


get a Magic Mouse from Apple, expensive, but no wheels or any mechanical parts, it all works with finger gestures.


The main point is to stick to the old mouse to which your hand is used. It's like old shoes/jeans/your_variant.
New mouse, even "magic", "Apple", "expensive" may not fit. I gave away a few new mice after trying them, after which I bought a pack of microswitches online, and now I solder in a new one when necessary (did it twice).
 
Rachel Waddington
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Expensive mice Oct 14, 2025

kd42 wrote:

WolfgangS wrote:

kd42 wrote:

Gregor Trebec wrote:
Oy!
I got this 3-4 years old mouse that its wheel won't scroll up nor down. It scrolls for half turn and than scrolling gets hard, impossible.
Should i open and clean the wheel?

You should google for instructions or find a video in YT and fix it.


get a Magic Mouse from Apple, expensive, but no wheels or any mechanical parts, it all works with finger gestures.


The main point is to stick to the old mouse to which your hand is used. It's like old shoes/jeans/your_variant.
New mouse, even "magic", "Apple", "expensive" may not fit. I gave away a few new mice after trying them, after which I bought a pack of microswitches online, and now I solder in a new one when necessary (did it twice).


I've got a box full of fancy mice on my shelf and I've ended up using quite a basic one

[Edited at 2025-10-14 13:01 GMT]

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