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belosh Author

Level 1

3 points

Can't Drag and Drop Anything

I've installed OS X Lion and now when I click on an icon on my desktop and drag it, it follows along nicely, only letting go of the mouse button doesn't drop it. In fact, nothing does. Instead the icon hangs onto the cursor as if I have kept holding down the mouse button. If I want to drag something to the trash, when I hover over the Trash icon and let go, it acts like I'm still holding down the mouse button and instead opens up the Trash folder. It's not limited to trash, it's just where I first noticed it. I can't move files between folders.

This pretty much happens across the board, too. Drag an icon off of the dock to remove it, it just hangs onto the mouse pointer and never goes away. Drag an icon from the icon bar at the top (command-click) and you can pick up the icon and move it, but never drop it. Is there a solution to this?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 6:11 PM

261 replies

Jul 24, 2011 12:09 PM in response to tourist-16

"The hope dies last!"

bloblo

Level 1

0 points

Jul 25, 2011 6:30 AM in response to belosh

I had the drag n drop issue. I went on Disk Utility and repaired the Disk Permissions and restarted the computer. Now it works.

Hopefully, this will work for you too.

Jul 25, 2011 9:20 PM in response to belosh

This is what I did to fix the issue:

1. Open Terminal

2. killall Finder

3. ???

4. Profit!

skiresq

Level 1

5 points

Jul 25, 2011 9:53 PM in response to belosh

Same exact problem here. Late 2008 MBP. Tried repairing permissions, no joy. Slept the computer then signed back in - worked like a charm. It's really frustrating to have this issue. Looking forward to a Lion update... have found many bugs.

Jul 26, 2011 12:41 AM in response to justinxxvii

Nothing to do.

Neither the killal Finder or repair the file permissions did the miracle.

Aug 3, 2011 12:30 PM in response to belosh

For me, it was Air Display causing the problem. Uninstalled it, rebooted, no more sticky icons.

Aug 7, 2011 11:03 AM in response to bendelfont

Hei folks downthere in Cupertino!!!! Still waiting for the update!!! Still waiting! It's painful!

bloblo

Level 1

0 points

Aug 8, 2011 10:43 AM in response to bendelfont

Agreed. I unselected launch at startup for air display. After rebooting, the drag n drop works. Air Display is the problem. Just don't let it run.

Aug 13, 2011 12:59 AM in response to tourist-16

I had to uninstall DisplayLink because most of the outrageous bugs were caused from it.

Aug 16, 2011 3:04 PM in response to TheSmokeMonster

Very, very, very bad!!!!! The update10.7.1 did not (!!!) solve my problems! The people there in Cupertino are still sleeping! Hey folks do your job!!! Help us and give us a solution for our drag and drop problems!

1drum2

Level 1

8 points

Aug 16, 2011 5:09 PM in response to 1drum2

Here is my report from 3 WEEKS ON.

NO SOLUTION.

Aplle called me ... yeah! And they followed up with several calls untill they got me. Wow! And they had me run some software to give them info about my system. I spent an hour complying with their interest. That was 2+ weeks ago, and I've heard nothing. I've followed up with the support Rep, but nothing.

No emails from Apple, no announcements of a fix. Nothing.

Headline: "Lion Breaks Second Monitor Support for Hardware Relying on DisplayLink Driver -- Thousands of Workers Relying on Apple Systems Can't Do their Jobs -- Apple Says Let Them Eat Cake"

phenicia

Level 1

99 points

Aug 19, 2011 9:39 AM in response to 1drum2

I have the same problem. Using Logitech Performance MX external mouse (with latest update). Didn't have this problem before upgrading to Lion.

Aug 19, 2011 12:19 PM in response to phenicia

Enough is enough. I cleared my mac and reinstalled all programs and system softare step by step. Now it works. Do not reinstall from a backup. It won't work. I tried it first. I had the same drag and drop problems after backuping!!! The only way is to reboot your mac. A lot of work but the only way!

Aug 19, 2011 1:01 PM in response to patricefrombern

or delete te problem drivers/software

amgpac

Level 1

0 points

Aug 21, 2011 4:02 PM in response to phenicia

DW,

Not sure if you solved your problem, but the solution is on my post July 24 (page 4 of this thread). Essentially all you have to do is trash the Logitech driver. You'll be left with the Apple driver, which I believe will work with your mouse. Check with Logitech to be cetain.

Best of luck!

Can't Drag and Drop Anything