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Right mouse button is acting crazy

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Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
Since yesterday, whenever I'm browsing and try to right-click to open a page in a new tab, it just acts like I clicked the left button and opens it immediately. My settings seem totally fine, so I have no clue what's going on. Everything works perfectly fine with my mouse buttons on macOS, so why is this happening?
Larry Ortiz5 Larry Ortiz5 Regular
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joined May 2020
#2 ·
It’s possible you’ve got some nasty malware hanging around your computer. You might want to download Norton and run a full scan—just to see if there's anything active lurking in the system.
Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#3 ·
I guess I ran the cleanup, but the same issue is still popping up
Joshua Garcia3 Joshua Garcia3 Active Member
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joined Jun 2008
#4 ·
Maybe try swapping it out with a different mouse? It’s possible the issue is just with your current hardware.
coppersailor28 coppersailor28 Active Member
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#5 ·
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Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#6 ·
It’s definitely not the mouse. I’m telling you, I don't believe it—everything runs perfectly fine on macOS, it just starts acting up whenever I’m browsing the web.
Joshua Garcia3 Joshua Garcia3 Active Member
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joined Jun 2008
#7 ·
Maybe try using a different browser.
Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#8 ·
Is it actually possible that nobody has any clue what the solution is or even why this is happening in the first place?
George Sanders37 George Sanders37 Active Member
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joined Aug 2013
#9 ·
Joshua Garcia3 said:Maybe try using a different browser.

Did you give that a shot?
William Richardson12 William Richardson12 Regular
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#10 ·
Kate Baker79 said:Seriously, does nobody here actually know what's causing this mess or how to fix it?

Look, I know exactly what's going on and why it happened, but apparently we're all supposed to bow down to the "experts" here. So, I'll just keep my mouth shut. Thanks.
Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#11 ·
I honestly thought I was the only one... is it actually possible that nobody else has run into this exact same issue?
William Richardson12 William Richardson12 Regular
301 messages
joined Aug 2014
#12 ·
Did you actually try out what Joshua Garcia3 suggested?
Michelle Alvarez8 Michelle Alvarez8 Regular
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joined Nov 2015
#13 ·
Kate Baker79 said:Is it seriously possible that nobody actually knows what's causing this issue?

Try popping the mouse open and checking the connectors under the button.

BTW, what kind of mouse are we even talking about here? If it's some old General Electric model, honestly—just toss it in the trash and grab something decent.
Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#14 ·
The old Logitech M185 wireless mouse is basically just a relic at this point
Michelle Alvarez8 Michelle Alvarez8 Regular
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joined Nov 2015
#15 ·
Is it laser-based or does it use a trackball?
George Sanders37 George Sanders37 Active Member
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joined Aug 2013
#16 ·
For the third time, Daniel Thompson11, how's the mouse behaving in a different browser?
Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#17 ·
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Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#18 ·
I didn't even notice that happening on my other browser
Jack James65 Jack James65 Member
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joined Jul 2014
#19 ·
Just reset your browser settings... I said BROWSER... 🤣
Daniel Thompson11 Daniel Thompson11 NewcomerOP
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#20 ·
Is this what you mean by resetting Firefox through the troubleshooting menu?

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