I haven’t yet found a site that addresses the issue I have. For some reason, when I click and drag something, the cursor doesn’t let go. It keeps dragging the item around without dropping it. Typically, I click and hold an item to drag it, then let go to drop it. But letting go isn’t doing anything. I don’t think this is specific to one app: it’s happening on the desktop. I haven’t changed any settings or had a major update recently. This started after I took a screenshot of part of a reddit page (it’s relatively rare that I go on reddit). I did a scan via Malwarebytes, but it didn’t find anything suspicious. What do you suppose is happening? Is there a way to fix this? Edit: I turned off Chrome and disconnected from the wifi - in preparation of restarting the computer - and it resolved itself. I am happy yet confused. Tl;dr: my cursor can drag, but not drop things. This started after I took a screenshot on reddit (I seldom visit reddit). Malwarebytes didn’t find anything. Any ideas? Edit: never mind, it fixed itself.
02:27 suggestion "GO TO A SHORT SLEEP" worked for me. THEN...I just closed the screen down (like closing a book) - waited 10 sec. in 'sleep/transport' mode - open it up again....and VOILA. Now I can drag'n'drop again ;-) PS:I believe the "Option" key is a PC term: It's called "CTRL" on a Mac . Well, at least on my MBP 17" from 2011 ;-)
I didn't see anything that looked out of whack in my trackpad settings, but unchecking the "force click and haptic feedback" fixed my issue. No idea what that does but if it's causing issues with drag and drop I'm ok to lose it.
THANK YOU!! you're the savior of my laptop!! my drag and drop didn't work for a week now and i've been searching in youtube but all didnt work!! thank you so much!! btw the relaunch finder option worked for me!!
I found out what my problem was. A useless function called "quicklook" wad superseding clicking and dragging. So, whenever I tried to drag something, a stupid smaller version of the file would pop up on the screen and disallow me from dragging the file. To get rid of it press control + space, then type "trackpad" in the search box that pops up. Uncheck the box for Force click and Haptic feedback. It's the dumbest thing in the world. Literally, to activate this useless quicklook function, you have to click and hold (the same way you click and drag), Just the dumbest thing ever.
im having trouble opening a folder/ in favorites when i have grabbed something and hoover over the specific map or folder i want to drop it in. a few years ago you could just hoover on the specific map/folder, after a few seconds it opened by it self (like if you had clicked on it) and you could simply dropp the file/picture in the correct place. now i can only drop it in a folder, then go in to that folder afterwards and readjust the placement. this worked fine a couple of years ago, but has never worked good in a long time now. any suggestions?
Some people hate Macs but Mac Books are just like I am. Great at some things, bad at others. Plus, I don't have any issue recording and mixing my full productions on a Mac Book. Just a little bit of overheating which is normal when Im mixing a full song on Pro Tools lol
Dude this was helpful. however, I can't spring load from the downloads folder to the desktop folder. I can spring load from any other folders, but not back and forth with these two. Thoughts?
I can drag things but when I drop it, it won't stay in place where I want it. For instance, I want to drag a folder over the to the left side of my screen, and when I let go it swings back to the top right corner. How do I fix this? It doesn't work on my sisters MacBook Pro, either, and our Macs are 2020 and newer.
You might want to try the following: Right click on any area of the desktop, then click Show View Options, then uncheck Keep Arranged By, then uncheck Snap To Grid if you want. Then close View options. Please let us know if this solved your problem.
Hey there thanks :)! I wonder a brand new 3000$ MBP cannot drag a link and hover open Mail to paste it in new mail. Unfortunately, Finder/reboot has no impact to this. All that fancy new stuff while it cannot get that simple thing right, Steve would be furious :(
Upgrade MacOs Downgrade MacOs (Time Machine) Reconnect mouse, re-pair (bluetooth wi-fi) check buttons for dirt check damage cable connect an external Mouse search for answers for the specific app Restart Finder (command+option+escape) restart mac check trackpad settings reset them to default reset preferences of macos
Plz help!!! Evreytime I try to drag these files to my program files folder it shows the general prohibition symble over the cursor i dont know what to do plz help
Macbook Pro Trackpad, all of a sudden, won't drag anything. Whether its a folder in finder or a browser window or scroll. I took my Magic Mouse 2 from my iMac and it works perfectly with my Macbook Pro, but still the Trackpad is on strike and will only select but not drag. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks!
@@Online-Tech-Tips Apple’s senior advisor did a reboot with my holding down a group of keys (Shift, Cmd, Option & POWER BUTTON ) that solved the trackpad problem. Than weupdated my OSX software to BIG SUR & solved the problem of the power cord overheating. A good day!
@@Online-Tech-Tips You’re welcome. It’s now a week later and the overheating problem returned. Planned to call Apple last Tuesday but I’ve been glued to the TV ever since.😱
Mac High Sierra had drag and drop from web to desktop instantly, but Catalina seems to pause every time I drag and drop to desktop, its like a small hesitation which is very annoying. Is there a way to fix this or settings that I need to change to turn off this small pause/hesitation anomaly? Thanks
I'm running Big Sur and the drag and drop is very fast. I'm not sure why that would be happening, but could be due to older hardware? What Mac do you have? Did it start happening after upgrading to Catalina? Sometimes things get slower when you upgrade on an older machine.
@@Online-Tech-Tips Yes my machine is a 13 inch macbook pro mid 2012 2.9GHz Core i7 8GB. Everything else works great, I also upgraded the HD to an SSD but I think I'm going to have to downgrade back to High Sierra as I do a lot of drag and drop work so this is a major annoyance for me. Thanks for your help!
hey ive had a problem on my school laptop where sound does not work at all unless i do a restart, it only stops working when i put the laptop to sleep or hibernate. the laptop has a realtek HDA device for sound if thats relevant
This is what I found: 1) Right click the speaker icon in systray (desktop mode) and select ‘Playback Devices’ 2) Right click the ‘Sound’ window and make sure ‘Show Disabled Devices’ is ticked. 3) Right click the ‘Speakers’ entry in the list of devices, should have ‘Realtek High Definition Audio’ and also show green tick as default playback device. 4) Select ‘Disable’ 5) Right click it again and then enable. It looks like this is a known bug. I don't know of either Realtek or MS have fixed it since, but installing the latest driver for your sound card and making sure Windows is updates are essential in case they have. This issue was reported back in 2018, so I expect it to be patched by now.
Hi, have you checked out our video on fixing laptop audio? There are quite a few tips there, plus an article with additional info posted in the description. ruclips.net/video/2JAoqV9eXBs/видео.html
this didnt help at all, i have a brand new mac and drag and drop is non existent, relounch of finder also nothing, restart nothing, i am not using mouse either.
Why do people on videos insist on starting off with idiot sentences like "Drag and drop is a mainstay of graphical interfaces and a super useful way of moving stuff from one virtual space to another." Like, dude, what are you even talking about? It's like if you're looking for a recipe for clam chowder and there's an article that starts off by saying they took a trip with their dog around New England and they found out who was the founding cook who first created it. For GOD SAKES we don't care just get to the point already!
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Which fix worked for you?
I updated and it fixed it right away, so happy! Thank you!
@@AllMySmiles06 Awesome! Glad it worked for you :)
I haven’t yet found a site that addresses the issue I have. For some reason, when I click and drag something, the cursor doesn’t let go. It keeps dragging the item around without dropping it. Typically, I click and hold an item to drag it, then let go to drop it. But letting go isn’t doing anything. I don’t think this is specific to one app: it’s happening on the desktop. I haven’t changed any settings or had a major update recently. This started after I took a screenshot of part of a reddit page (it’s relatively rare that I go on reddit). I did a scan via Malwarebytes, but it didn’t find anything suspicious. What do you suppose is happening? Is there a way to fix this?
Edit: I turned off Chrome and disconnected from the wifi - in preparation of restarting the computer - and it resolved itself. I am happy yet confused.
Tl;dr: my cursor can drag, but not drop things. This started after I took a screenshot on reddit (I seldom visit reddit). Malwarebytes didn’t find anything. Any ideas?
Edit: never mind, it fixed itself.
Force Quit Application Finder worked for me! thanks!
Update worked for me, thanks!
Restarting finder worked for me. Thank you for this video!
Thanks so much, this was so irritating, force quitting and re launching Finder worked like a charm!
02:27 suggestion "GO TO A SHORT SLEEP" worked for me.
THEN...I just closed the screen down (like closing a book) - waited 10 sec. in 'sleep/transport' mode - open it up again....and VOILA. Now I can drag'n'drop again ;-)
PS:I believe the "Option" key is a PC term: It's called "CTRL" on a Mac . Well, at least on my MBP 17" from 2011 ;-)
The three important keys on a Mac keyboard, from left to right, are : Control, Option, and Command.
I'm shocked it actually worked to relaunch finder...thank you so much friend!
I didn't see anything that looked out of whack in my trackpad settings, but unchecking the "force click and haptic feedback" fixed my issue. No idea what that does but if it's causing issues with drag and drop I'm ok to lose it.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! That did for me on my new M1 MBA...
That's the ticket! Unchecked "force click and haptic feedback" and it worked immediately after 30 tries! THANK YOU!
Yep unchecking the "force click and haptic feedback" worked for me on Catalina too. Thanks to Online Tech Tips and exaltron.
I've been crazy going from one web site to another to find a fix. YOU nailed it! Thanks so much for sharing.
THANK YOU!! you're the savior of my laptop!! my drag and drop didn't work for a week now and i've been searching in youtube but all didnt work!! thank you so much!! btw the relaunch finder option worked for me!!
Awesome! Glad we could help!
alt + command + esc worked perfectly (for now) thank you!!!
Thank You!!!! I was feeling so frustrated! For me, it was the “finder” option that worked! 😁👍🏻 🎉
You're very welcome :) thanks for the feedback.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS FACING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS. UR A LEGEND
Thanks boss!
Thank you! I relaunched FInder and the issue resolved!
Much appreciated. The "Finder" option definitely worked. No way was I going out my way to update my OS and break compatibility to my legacy apps.
Relaunch finder done it for me… thank you brother.
No problem 👍
The Finder Option Worked!! Thanks so Much!!
i Just got my macbook & its brand new - I still cant seem to drag an open app window to my external display. Not sure what to do?
thanks - you nailed it on the force quit for finder....
Force Quit File Finder did the trick thanks mate!
Thank you. You are a true king!
Thank you for the video!! The update worked!
I found out what my problem was. A useless function called "quicklook" wad superseding clicking and dragging. So, whenever I tried to drag something, a stupid smaller version of the file would pop up on the screen and disallow me from dragging the file. To get rid of it press control + space, then type "trackpad" in the search box that pops up. Uncheck the box for Force click and Haptic feedback. It's the dumbest thing in the world. Literally, to activate this useless quicklook function, you have to click and hold (the same way you click and drag), Just the dumbest thing ever.
Great video! Finder relaunch helped!
Resetting Finder worked for me
THIS WORKED!!!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!
Glad it worked! You're welcome :)
Thanks, helped a lot! :))
You're welcome :)
im having trouble opening a folder/ in favorites when i have grabbed something and hoover over the specific map or folder i want to drop it in. a few years ago you could just hoover on the specific map/folder, after a few seconds it opened by it self (like if you had clicked on it) and you could simply dropp the file/picture in the correct place. now i can only drop it in a folder, then go in to that folder afterwards and readjust the placement. this worked fine a couple of years ago, but has never worked good in a long time now. any suggestions?
Problem solved, thank you!!!!
Glad we could help :)
Thank you! Problem solved.
Some people hate Macs but Mac Books are just like I am. Great at some things, bad at others. Plus, I don't have any issue recording and mixing my full productions on a Mac Book. Just a little bit of overheating which is normal when Im mixing a full song on Pro Tools lol
It's a controversial subject, but MacBooks are the perfect creativity tool for millions of people.
@@Online-Tech-Tips its the gamer PC people that always diss Macs lol I game on an Xbox haha
@@jonvia Forget the haters and enjoy life! Not everyone has to be in the same fan club and that doesn't change the quality of the fun you're having :)
@@Online-Tech-Tips fun and it helps my career!!! =)
Dude this was helpful. however, I can't spring load from the downloads folder to the desktop folder. I can spring load from any other folders, but not back and forth with these two. Thoughts?
Thanks and sorry about that. We are unfortunately not aware of a fix for this since we haven't encounter this issue yet.
Hey, i stumbled upon the same problem, did you find any solutions?
I can drag things but when I drop it, it won't stay in place where I want it. For instance, I want to drag a folder over the to the left side of my screen, and when I let go it swings back to the top right corner. How do I fix this? It doesn't work on my sisters MacBook Pro, either, and our Macs are 2020 and newer.
You might want to try the following: Right click on any area of the desktop, then click Show View Options, then uncheck Keep Arranged By, then uncheck Snap To Grid if you want. Then close View options. Please let us know if this solved your problem.
Hey there thanks :)!
I wonder a brand new 3000$ MBP cannot drag a link and hover open Mail to paste it in new mail. Unfortunately, Finder/reboot has no impact to this. All that fancy new stuff while it cannot get that simple thing right, Steve would be furious :(
Thanks Alot
You're welcome
Upgrade MacOs
Downgrade MacOs (Time Machine)
Reconnect mouse, re-pair (bluetooth wi-fi)
check buttons for dirt
check damage cable
connect an external Mouse
search for answers for the specific app
Restart Finder (command+option+escape)
restart mac
check trackpad settings reset them to default
reset preferences of macos
A South African voice yay!! I am trying to move folders and it won’t move says I don’t have permission. 8 am the administrator 😏
Plz help!!! Evreytime I try to drag these files to my program files folder it shows the general prohibition symble over the cursor i dont know what to do plz help
Macbook Pro Trackpad, all of a sudden, won't drag anything. Whether its a folder in finder or a browser window or scroll. I took my Magic Mouse 2 from my iMac and it works perfectly with my Macbook Pro, but still the Trackpad is on strike and will only select but not drag. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks!
Did you check out the linked article in the description? It contains more tips for this issue.
@@Online-Tech-Tips Apple’s senior advisor did a reboot with my holding down a group of keys (Shift, Cmd, Option & POWER BUTTON ) that solved the trackpad problem. Than weupdated my OSX software to BIG SUR & solved the problem of the power cord overheating. A good day!
@@halfpiint Thanks for the feedback :)
@@Online-Tech-Tips You’re welcome. It’s now a week later and the overheating problem returned. Planned to call Apple last Tuesday but I’ve been glued to the TV ever since.😱
@@halfpiint That sucks and yeah, this week's news has been even crazier than usual. Stay safe wherever you are.
Mac High Sierra had drag and drop from web to desktop instantly, but Catalina seems to pause every time I drag and drop to desktop, its like a small hesitation which is very annoying. Is there a way to fix this or settings that I need to change to turn off this small pause/hesitation anomaly? Thanks
I'm running Big Sur and the drag and drop is very fast. I'm not sure why that would be happening, but could be due to older hardware? What Mac do you have? Did it start happening after upgrading to Catalina? Sometimes things get slower when you upgrade on an older machine.
@@Online-Tech-Tips Yes my machine is a 13 inch macbook pro mid 2012 2.9GHz Core i7 8GB. Everything else works great, I also upgraded the HD to an SSD but I think I'm going to have to downgrade back to High Sierra as I do a lot of drag and drop work so this is a major annoyance for me. Thanks for your help!
thanks helped me to fix my problem with Drag and drop
That's great news. Happy to help :)
my files are able to be dragged but when i drag them they go to the top right corner, help?
hey ive had a problem on my school laptop where sound does not work at all unless i do a restart, it only stops working when i put the laptop to sleep or hibernate. the laptop has a realtek HDA device for sound if thats relevant
*so i was wondering if you knew how to fix that
This is what I found:
1) Right click the speaker icon in systray (desktop mode) and select ‘Playback Devices’
2) Right click the ‘Sound’ window and make sure ‘Show Disabled Devices’ is ticked.
3) Right click the ‘Speakers’ entry in the list of devices, should have ‘Realtek High Definition Audio’ and also show green tick as default playback device.
4) Select ‘Disable’
5) Right click it again and then enable.
It looks like this is a known bug. I don't know of either Realtek or MS have fixed it since, but installing the latest driver for your sound card and making sure Windows is updates are essential in case they have. This issue was reported back in 2018, so I expect it to be patched by now.
@@SydneyButler thanks for your help :)
Hi, have you checked out our video on fixing laptop audio? There are quite a few tips there, plus an article with additional info posted in the description.
ruclips.net/video/2JAoqV9eXBs/видео.html
NOTHING IS WORKING! CANT DRAG AND DROP VIDEOS FROM PHOTOS APP TO EXTERNAL ssd
So much for the "most advanced" computer system :)) Potato devs.
Why does tell those who have the latest OS to "stop", and then immediately goes on about how it's important to run the latest OS.
this didnt help at all, i have a brand new mac and drag and drop is non existent, relounch of finder also nothing, restart nothing, i am not using mouse either.
Why, in the name of God do they make this so hard?
Slow down! I cant understand you!
Sorry about that. Our videos are faced paced, but please check out the article linked in the description for a written article on the subject.
why is the mac such a piece of shit? These are features that were in windows 95 and its not in a mac??????????
Why do people on videos insist on starting off with idiot sentences like "Drag and drop is a mainstay of graphical interfaces and a super useful way of moving stuff from one virtual space to another." Like, dude, what are you even talking about?
It's like if you're looking for a recipe for clam chowder and there's an article that starts off by saying they took a trip with their dog around New England and they found out who was the founding cook who first created it. For GOD SAKES we don't care just get to the point already!
I think your not clear with things your explaining
Please read the article if you're unsure.