Drag and drop not working on MacBook Pro after macOS 15.4 update

After updating to 15.4 I discovered that I cannot pick up and drop files anymore - it just selects the file, and any other file that happens to be in the path I am trying to drag the original file. Anyone else experiencing this and is this a known/expected behaviour?



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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 15, 2025 7:59 PM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2025 9:09 PM

danpeh wrote:

After updating to 15.4 I discovered that I cannot pick up and drop files anymore - it just selects the file, and any other file that happens to be in the path I am trying to drag the original file. Anyone else experiencing this and is this a known/expected behaviour?


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expected behavior, no.


Have you shut down and restarted more than once since "After updating to 15.4"...


you can try making changes to your trackpad settings and compare your results

Change Trackpad settings on Mac


if no resolve —

A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test.









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Apr 15, 2025 9:09 PM in response to danpeh

danpeh wrote:

After updating to 15.4 I discovered that I cannot pick up and drop files anymore - it just selects the file, and any other file that happens to be in the path I am trying to drag the original file. Anyone else experiencing this and is this a known/expected behaviour?


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expected behavior, no.


Have you shut down and restarted more than once since "After updating to 15.4"...


you can try making changes to your trackpad settings and compare your results

Change Trackpad settings on Mac


if no resolve —

A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test.









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