Mouse gradually losing tracking and solution

[tynopik]

Very gradually over a period of weeks my mouse started losing tracking or skipping. It happened so slowly it took me a while to realize that something was wrong.

I kept checking the the optics to make sure nothing was in the way, but could never find anything.

Eventually it got so bad I was determined to go buy a new mouse.

Then I noticed the table.

More specifically the table surface.

Oil from my hand had accumulated in such a thick layer that it had left a shiny sheen over the whole area that was interfering with the optics.

Scraped it off and suddenly the mouse was good as new. It was amazing how much better my whole computing experience was with precise tracking again.

 

[BrightCandle]

You filthy urchin

I take a damp cloth to my razer mantis every few weeks to pick up all the dead skin cells and gunk that accumulates on it, it does indeed help tracking. But I also find after a few years its default state is quite worn and faded.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Not often but when i notice mine acting funny, i'll take a q-tip and dip it in rubbing alcohol, squeeze it off, and then wipe out the "eye" area. Seems to work.