Why am I unable to move documents from my MacBookAir desktop into folders or trash? I am on BigSur 11.1
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Thanks for all the suggestions. Although it wasn't anti-virus protection that caused the problem, it was an application with extensions that served the same function. Got rid of it and problem solved!
penelopefromcambridge Said:
"Moving documents: Why am I unable to move documents from my MacBookAir Desktop into folders or trash? I am on BigSur11.1”
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Downloads:
Since you are on Big Sur: exactly where were/are those folders located? Are they in your User folder or the System folder? With Big Sur, the system is no longer accessible.
What are you presently doing that does not work?
It should be as simple as dragging the item onto the Dock Trash icon and releasing it. With a folder, you drag the file over the folder, wait for the folder to show a transparent surround, and then release the file.
That is precisely what I am doing and I had thought it would be simple too. What I see then is a screen that tells me it is moving the doc and a blue bar that goes back and forth and back and forth and never actually succeeds in moving anything.
Are you running any anti-virus software, as I am not, and what you describe is not occurring here with Finder when moving files.
Unable to move documents from my MacBookAir desktop into folders or trash
