my mouse sensor works only at times but the buttons still work fine

Emkot

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I can only move my mouse at times. It may work for 20 minutes and be faulty the other 10 or it may be unmovable all the time long. I can still press both clicks change dpi and scroll the problem is that i cannot move. Is it a hardaware problem or is there a fix ?
 
Two possibilities I can think of:

1. If it is an ancient mouse with a ball then it may well need cleaning.

2. If it is an optical mouse then strong daylight can interfere with the sensor in some of them. Solution - don't use in direct sunlight.

If neither of these apply then I'm guessing that it's time for a new mouse.
 

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its a laser mouse that i bought around 3 weeks ago