After updating to macOS Tahoe, I can no longer drag screenshots directly.
In previous versions, I was able to take a screenshot and easily drag it into Slack, WhatsApp, Figma, or paste it anywhere. After the update, this functionality stopped working.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0
This worked for me, but I think the explanation could be better. Most likely something is messed up from the upgrade process. I thought it was working fine for a few days too, but then stopped. Do as suggested, Do Command Shift 5 -> click on options on the menu -> deselect floating thumbnail -> take a screenshot, notice nothing pops up -> Reselect Floating Thumbnail -> try it again and now dragging the thumbnail works as before.
Hope that helps. Thanks for the solution as well.
This worked for me, but I think the explanation could be better. Most likely something is messed up from the upgrade process. I thought it was working fine for a few days too, but then stopped. Do as suggested, Do Command Shift 5 -> click on options on the menu -> deselect floating thumbnail -> take a screenshot, notice nothing pops up -> Reselect Floating Thumbnail -> try it again and now dragging the thumbnail works as before.
Hope that helps. Thanks for the solution as well.
PhotoLynch wrote:
This worked for me, but I think the explanation could be better. Most likely something is messed up from the upgrade process. I thought it was working fine for a few days too, but then stopped. Do as suggested, Do Command Shift 5 -> click on options on the menu -> deselect floating thumbnail -> take a screenshot, notice nothing pops up -> Reselect Floating Thumbnail -> try it again and now dragging the thumbnail works as before.
Hope that helps. Thanks for the solution as well.
Good computing PhotoLynch !
zanewwolf wrote:
Same, when you take a screenshot and its preview appears in the bottom right after taking it, trying to drag it makes it disappear.
re: ravishsaini
Turn off the floating Thumbnail. Make some changes and compare your results
Shift Command 5 >Options
Restarted after a crash (Macbook Pro M1, Tahoe) and dragging screenshot works again, at last!! Was super annoying that being broken for like 3 weeks.
It worked for me after a few restarts.
"Command Shift 5 -> click on options on the menu -> deselect floating thumbnail -> take a screenshot, notice nothing pops up -> Reselect Floating Thumbnail -> try it again"
Did not work for me, still broken
The suggested fix isn't working for me. Is this simply a bug, or an intentional decision? Really annoying, I really on dragging the screenshot instead of finding it in finder to copy or opening it preview to copy. Also, I noticed it doesn't instantly appear in finder after the screenshot it taken, and sometimes only appears once I take A NEW screenshot. That part has to be a bug
This happens to me too! I try to take a screenshot and it doesn't pop up even until I take another. I tried restarting, shutting down, and the suggested fix. I don't know what to do now... I believe it's a bug.
If you mean dragging from the Floating Thumbnail window it works fine for me. If you mean something else, please explain.
Same, when you take a screenshot and its preview appears in the bottom right after taking it, trying to drag it makes it disappear.
Working fine for me, I can take a screenshot and drag the floating thumbnail right into this post, for example.
I fixed the issue with the screenshot window not showing, also restarted just in case.
Now there's a bug that when you drag the screenshot into things there's no content. Serious bug!
It didn't work for me...
me too...I just restarted everything everyday until it worked....
I just noticed this happens to me too. I can't drag the screenshot, and it doesn't save in Finder.
screenshoot draging not working in macOS Tahoe
