

But the third choice, “Factory reset all connected Apple devices,” is the one I like the best. The fourth option there, “Remove all devices,” would be great to know about if you were moving, say, a mouse and keyboard to a new workstation, as they’d then be easy to pair with the new Mac. OK, so that’s not so useful for the average person, is it? And by “average person,” I of course mean me. “Enable Bluetooth logging” will create a new log file (viewable within Applications > Utilities > Console) that you can check out if you’re great at parsing log-speak. “Reset the Bluetooth module” seems to be a sort of nuke-it-from-orbit approach to Bluetooth problems that’ll completely wipe all of the hardware module’s settings. Hidden under that “Debug” option are a few very useful choices. If you hold down Shift-Option and then click on the icon, you’ll get a “Debug” menu to appear. If you’re missing that icon, you can get it to appear there by visiting System Preferences > Bluetooth and checking “Show Bluetooth in menu bar.”Īnyway, once you can see it, here’s the trick. If you’re having serious issues with a connected peripheral device like a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse, you should know that there’s a special menu option buried beneath the Bluetooth symbol near the top-right of your screen.
