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Bluetooth not available on Mac Mini????
#1
Every so often it happens when I wake up my 2012 Mac mini I wont be able to connect to ANY bluetooth accessories and it shows this in the dropdown:




the only way to fix it is to reboot. Why might this be happening?

running Catalina 10.15.7
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#2
DuckDuckGo search on "no bluetooth on 2012 Mac mini after sleep"
returned a bunch of hits. These two looked most promising:

How to Reset Your Mac's Bluetooth Module to Fix Connection Issues

Fixing a “Bluetooth Not Available” Error on a Mac

Good luck!
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#3
Known issue on the 2012 Mini, similar to the cMP 2009-2012 towers.

DDG search results

OWC offers a $5 fix: OWC Bluetooth module shielding kit

Discussions:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7312698

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mor...s.1493433/

https://www.reddit.com/r/applehelp/comme..._problems/

Hope that's of some help.
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#4
Thank you all!!
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#5
MrNoBody wrote:

OWC offers a $5 fix: OWC Bluetooth module shielding kit

Highly recommended kit. I helped install a couple.

This product also features my favorite 5-star review on the site:

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Verified Purchase.StormyHyena-86492, Apr, 26 2021
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