How to change the scroll direction on Mac?

Is your Mac’s mouse wheel scrolling the wrong way? It’s no problem — you will need just a few clicks to change it. In this entry, we'll show you how to change scroll direction and scroll speed on your MacBook and share a quick tip on how to keep your Mac in top shape with CleanMyMac and its Performance feature. Let's go!

Change scroll direction on your Mac

You can quickly change scroll direction in System Settings > Trackpad. Here's what to do:

1. Open System Settings from the main Apple menu, Dock, or the Applications folder.

2. If you’re using your laptop’s trackpad, select Trackpad. If you’re using an external mouse, select Mouse.

3. Open the second tab, Scroll & Zoom.
   
   

4. To change the scroll direction of your mouse or trackpad, enable or disable Natural scrolling. This will reverse your scroll direction, regardless of whether it was already turned on or off.
   
   

Change scrolling speed on Mac

If you find yourself scrolling past important passages too quickly or inching down a page with long, sweeping scrolls, you might need to change your scrolling speed. You can do it for both a trackpad and a mouse in Accessibility settings.

To change your trackpad’s scrolling speed:

1. Go to System Settings > Accessibility.

2. Select Pointer Control under Motor (you might need to scroll down).

3. Click Trackpad Options and adjust scroll speed using the slider.

To adjust the scrolling speed of your mouse, go to the Mouse Options. 

That’s it! It may take some playing around with speed and scrolling direction to find a combination that works best for you.

How to optimize your Mac 

Regular optimization and maintenance increase your device's overall performance while allowing you to control what is running on your Mac. You can keep your MacBook in top shape with CleanMyMac — the most effortless way to optimize and maintain your Mac.

Its Performance tool is designed to make your Mac run smoothly by removing things like login items and launch agents that slow down your system and ruin the unmatched Mac experience and running other maintenance tasks like reindexing Spotlight, flushing DNS cache, or freeing up purgeable space. 

Here's how it works:

1. Get your free CleanMyMac trial.
2. Open the app and choose Performance from the sidebar menu.
3. Run a scan and click View All Tasks > Login Items.
4. Select those you no longer need and click Remove.
5. Click Manage More Items and repeat for Background Items.
6. Enjoy a more flawless & faster Mac.