Removing keys from computer for cleaning?
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Pixel_Outlaw
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Removing keys from computer for cleaning?
I think I have a few whigs worth of hair and assorted crunchies under my keys. I both a laptop computer and also a regular desktop computer.. My question is should I pull off my keys for cleaning? They seem quite resistant to removal and I'm afraid I'll break something. Has anyone ever broken a key in removal and cleaning? Is it an unwise idea?
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Actually, I pull off the keys on my keyboard all the time to clean - about once a year. A bit of water/rubbing alcohol mix does wonders for cleaning off the accumulated crap. However, I only do this on my desktop, not my laptops. Laptop keys (the flatter style) are a pain to take off and put back on, and are likely to snap. If you have a desktop keyboard of the same style, don't bother pulling 'em off - use the previous posters suggestion of canned air and a toothpick. But if it's a regular desktop keyboard, pop 'em off and clean it all out. That's what has kept my keyboard operating in good condition for nine years now.
Same. Mine was 7 years old before I decided I needed one that doesn't loudly click each time I press a button, and it was still working fine for the most part.Aleanil wrote:But if it's a regular desktop keyboard, pop 'em off and clean it all out. That's what has kept my keyboard operating in good condition for nine years now.

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I'm not sure if it's possible to remove the top half of the keyboard. Last time I tried to do that, I removed the screws on the bottom of it, and I ended up revealing its insides, with plastic pieces going off all over the place (there's one piece under every key in your keyboard).
I was never able to put the pieces back in position, and in the end, I had to buy a new keyboard
I was never able to put the pieces back in position, and in the end, I had to buy a new keyboard

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I've done this too. I felt so stupidRuldra wrote:I'm not sure if it's possible to remove the top half of the keyboard. Last time I tried to do that, I removed the screws on the bottom of it, and I ended up revealing its insides, with plastic pieces going off all over the place (there's one piece under every key in your keyboard).
I was never able to put the pieces back in position, and in the end, I had to buy a new keyboard


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What I do is take one or two keys out of a corner out, and slam the keyboard on the desk a couple dozen times to shake the dust and hair out. This does not result in the destruction of the keyboard 8 out of 9 times.
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