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Snap to grid bug - everything snaps to top right corner of desktop

Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 2019 16 inch MacBook Pro MacOS Sonoma 14.0


Snap to grid bug - at some point snap to grid sends all my desktop items to the top right corner and stacks them. I can turn off Snap to grid and then move them around, but once I put it back on and drag anything, it flies to the top right corner again. Restarting the computer stops this behavior, but only temporarily. Once it starts again, it stays that way until restarted. I have adjusted grid size and everything but it does not help


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MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 5, 2023 10:01 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2023 9:30 PM

Right click desktop > select 'show view options' > select 'snap to grid'; decrease font size; increase grid spacing > shut window. Adjust icon locations on desktop; they go to grid and stay in place.

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Oct 24, 2023 10:49 AM in response to leroydouglas

New issue.


I did put my OS in the very first line of my post.


I also described what changed: used to be able to drag icons around your desktop wherever you like and they would snap to the nearest grid vertex. Instead they are all flying to to the top right corner on top of each other


My screenshot of settings shows I'm not using stacks

Oct 22, 2023 8:30 AM in response to tallevandavies

tallevandavies wrote:

Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 2019 16 inch MacBook Pro MacOS Sonoma 14.0 (23A344)

Snap to grid bug - at some point snap to grid sends all my desktop items to the top right corner and stacks them. I can turn off Snap to grid and then move them around, but once I put it back on and drag anything, it flies to the top right corner again. Restarting the computer stops this behavior, but only temporarily. Once it starts again, it stays that way until restarted. I have adjusted grid size and everything but it does not help
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/7d3de743-3799-4a0a-ac2a-c96ec99fd107
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/7fd87edb-3bb2-44d6-8ce9-3d9578cc8e01


Old issue, new issue, what changed?


you do not say what macOS...



I would try —Control click on the Desktop


Verify you are not using Stacks...make some changes and compare your results as you sort through the issue





ref: Use desktop stacks on Mac



Oct 24, 2023 10:55 AM in response to tallevandavies

tallevandavies wrote:

New issue.

I did put my OS in the very first line of my post.

I also described what changed: used to be able to drag icons around your desktop wherever you like and they would snap to the nearest grid vertex. Instead they are all flying to to the top right corner on top of each other

My screenshot of settings shows I'm not using stacks


<Sonoma 14.0 >


Try making changes to the new Stage Manager settings and compare your results...

Organize your Mac desktop with Stage Manager




Snap to grid bug - everything snaps to top right corner of desktop

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