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How To Clean Your Mouse

Everyone has experienced a computer mouse doing funny movements even without handling it or a mouse that “misbehaves” in the sense that it won’t do anything even if you’ve clicked on it for a few times. If this happens, better start learning how to clean your mouse.

Though a chewed up cable, a virus, or a bug in the system may also produce the instances mentioned previously, most of the problems that arise in mouse usage would be because of a dirty mouse. To clean your mouse, do the following:

Look at the underside of your mouse. There you will see a hole with the mouse ball inside it. To dislodge the ball out of the hole, remove the plate (the small part that covers the mouse) by twisting it in the arrow’s direction usually in a clockwise direction. Proceed to removing the mouse ball.

The mouse ball usually doesn’t need cleaning. The part that needs cleaning because of the dust and lint that accumulate inside are the so called wheels. If the dust is only minimal, a paper clip or a small edged object can be used for cleaning. However, you may also try using a small knife if you find the wheels really grimy.

You may also moisten cotton buds with rubbing alcohol to remove the dirt. If you see a few strands of hair, use tweezers to pull them out. If you’re done cleaning, place the mouse ball back to where it belongs, put the parts of the mouse back together and then turn the plate to lock it back into place.

As you can see, the procedure on how to clean your mouse will only take a few minutes and will definitely restore your mouse into a good working condition in no time.

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