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Shake mouse pointer to locate doesn't work App & System Services Core OS Beta macOS You’re now watching this thread. If you’ve opted in to email or web notifications, you’ll be notified when there’s activity. Click again to stop watching or visit your profile to manage watched threads and notifications. You’ve stopped watching this thread and will no longer receive emails or web notifications when there’s activity. Click again to start watching. Teo91 OP Created Sep ’15 Replies 5 Boosts 0 Views 5.5k Participants 5

Evening guys!!

I've tried to use the "shake the mouse to find cursor" on my iMac (2007 aluminium with the 10.10.1 version and an Apple magic mouse connected) but it doesn't work! what can I do? I've checked the option System Preferences/Accessibility/Display/Shake mouse pointer to locate and it's enabled!

Thanks to all!!!

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Wait I found the problem ⚠!!! It's magic mouse preferences. If it's eneable the shake mouse pointer to locate dosen't work! Even on the macbook with the trackpad. 🙂

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That's intersting - well done Teo. ✅ You can mark your own answer as correct for others searching with the same question.

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I'm having the same problem. The "shake" feature doesn't work, even though it is checked off in the Accessability preference. And I don't have Magic Mouse.

Any ideas?

Macbook Air 2013

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Do you have "MagicPrefs" running on your Mac ? I have it running on my iMac and if it's enabled, the Shake Mouse feature does not work...

You have to disable "MagicPrefs" to get it work !

Hope this helps !

Torp

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I had same problem and found was due to running the power key app (app allows power key to be used as forward delete). As long as app is off then shake to find cursor works normally.

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