Hi, before Big Sur, I can use one finger to press on the trackpad and hold a file, while I use another four fingers to swipe between spaces to move the file around. After Big Sur update, I can't do that. Anyone having this issue as well?
Found it. You have to go to system pref>accessibility>pointer control>mouse & trackpad>trackpad options>check enable dragging and the you have a choice of option that replaced the click and drag it became tap twice + hold and drag and let go or use 3 fingers, tap (not click) hold and slide... https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/unac899/mac
Missing my old Mac and an operating system that worked flawlessly. I run into issues dragging and dropping on my calendar too. It works and then it doesn't. I'm too busy to restart every other move. I'm on here now because it started happening on Finder today and I cannot find a way to move a file any other way. I'm using 11.4 still not fixed. Very sad Apple. I expect more. Can't hover over Messages to see the sender anymore either. I used to love my Mac, now I use it only when I have to.
I must be the dumbest human being alive, but none of these suggestions work or as some have said before, only randomly. I have ordered a 'wired mouse' now so lets see if that can work.
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It is as if Big Sur is deliberately discriminating between different macs and this is pathetic!
Those two Macs may have different TrackPad hardware. The Force Touch Trackpad came out about that time, but I don't think they put it on the 2015 MacBook Air. The 2018 model is the first time I see reference to it on the Air.
The same problem exists if you use a mouse to drag and drop. Have talked with two Apple techies and they have not provided a solution. Annoyingly, this seems to be an intermittent problem.
Yes, I'm having this problem and it's very annoying.
I'm experiencing this loss of function too...
This also happens — but intermittently — when using the wireless mouse.
i have this problem on a MBP 2020 M1 delivered a week ago running Big Sur.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, Canadian Chad. This worked for me.
I was going crazy trying to "file" documents easily.
Blessings. Ann
Doesn’t work for me, issue is still there, the trackpad would recognize that many fingers input :(
The app exposé was checked and it did not word till I checked what mentionned earlier. Maybe it has to do with 11.1 ? Anyways, problem solved for all of us so happy new year!
No!!! 😂problem is still not solved. Click dragging does not solve it. It’s only an alternative. Don’t get why apple would wanna break something that wasn’t wrong 😓
Oh my gosh, thank you! This worked for me too!
I am experiencing the same problem as well since I have upgraded to Big sur, hope this will be fixed in a future software update.
Great news Chad, looking forward to the code being cleansed in future update.
Big Sur Can't Drag & Drop Files Across Spaces with Trackpad
