Middle click failure plagues nearly every mouse I’ve owned, OEM, Logitech, wired, or wireless. I take full advantage of the middle click shortcuts like opening links in new tabs, but I don’t think I’m putting it through undue stress either. As far as I can tell, I’m clicking it with the same force as I would the other mouse buttons and much less frequently than the left click.
Failure usually starts with occasional missed middle clicks, which after some point, rapidly progresses until it’s failing to register more often than not. At that point, everything else will still work perfectly. No improvement even if I take it apart to clean out what little dirt had accumulated.
One of my mice has managed to avoid this fate far longer than the others but I’ve just recently stopped using it due to the rubberized exterior turning all gooey and sticky. The only middle mouse buttons that seem immune to all of this are the ones on ThinkPads. Anyone else notice this or could recommend a good mouse that can stand up to a bit of middle-clicking?
Try to open the mouse and clean it sometimes dust/lint gets trapped and causes this.
Middle click? Jokes on you I use a trackball.
100% of my failed Logitech mouses were left clicks.
For me, yes
Didn’t really use it that often, and it stopped working right as I was playing Sekiro, which was annoying because I had to remap the target button elsewhere
The most common mouse problem I experience is when the left click or right click buttons intermittently double click on a single click. The second most common problem is when a button won’t stay “down” when I’m holding down the button, causing erratic drag-and-drop behaviour. I’ve actually never experienced your middle click problem.
Mine failed that way, yeah. Though I think it was user error after trying to repair a mouse that wasn’t designed to be serviced officially. All the rubber wore off the wing, so I had to disassemble and replace it with a generic part. The left and right clicks are a bit spongy now, and middle click only intermittently works now, but the mouse is grippy again. I wish more mice were actually repairable.
It’s annoying to have mice that break down and need to be repurchased instead of a few replacement parts. 90% of the mouse was fine.
If I had to take a guess, it’s probably the most complex mechanical part in a mouse. The other buttons don’t have the added extra movements. I’ve had the same Razor Deathadder for like 15 years, still going strong. I’m just glad they don’t have actual rolling balls in them anymore.
Yup, for me it is the middle click the reason I’m buying new mice.
Tho I don’t think many people are actually aware of the utility of the roller click. This is why I usually pass the broken ones down to my family lolI replaced my last mouse because the mmb was getting excessively squeaky and wouldn’t scroll unless depressed, which made map navigation/zooming in certain games difficult.
Nope. Had the left button fail on two Sharkoon Light 2 mice in a row, though. Sad because I really liked that model otherwise.
Nope. Right click every time.
Finally bought a mouse with optical switches.
Would you share which one?
Razer Viper V1.
Would have bought something else if I knew you could only change the device’s onboard button mapping using windows. Yes, you can remap it in software, but that’s not the point. I shouldn’t have to set up some hacky bullshit to do something that the manufacturer didn’t feel like supporting or documenting.
I use middle click navigating my browser, but I also rebind Reload to MMB in every shooter game I can. I’ve been through more mice than I can remember since I started rebinding it but most of them were actually replaced for other reasons. I’ve only had 2 with faulty middle-clicks since probably 2020
Attempted fixing my wheel click a bunch of times by cleaning and lubricating the microswitch, it would improve for a while and go back to how it was. Missed clicks, multiple clicks, etc.
My mouse has a bunch of smaller buttons all over it, I ended up binding wheel click to a smaller button near the right button until I found a microswitch that suited, but I’m just really comfortable with the way I have it now.
Also, depending on the type of rubber coating, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol may help with the stickiness.
