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I can't click an drag files in finder

Randomly, I am no longer able to click and drag files in finder or on my desktop. They can be highlighted individually or I can select multiple files by clicking and dragging, but I seem to have lost the functionality that allows you to relocate files by just clicking and dragging them.


thanks!

MacBook Pro

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 6:40 AM

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Posted on Apr 29, 2020 2:41 PM

Log into another user account, Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac and see if the problem persists (this tells us if the problem is limited to your user account or is system wide).


Boot into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists.  Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 




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Apr 29, 2020 2:41 PM in response to fizzledegree

Log into another user account, Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac and see if the problem persists (this tells us if the problem is limited to your user account or is system wide).


Boot into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists.  Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 




I can't click an drag files in finder

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