Finder focus bug while dragging

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ianayn Author

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Finder focus bug while dragging

Hi there

I experienced the following Finder problem in Mavericks already and now it still exists in Yosemite.

These steps lead to that problem:

- open 2 new finder windows

- move one of them a bit to the side (or just anywhere)

- take a file or folder from the other window

- drag it over the relocated window

Now what happens is that the dragged file/folder drops onto the place, where the window originally was rather than where the mouse really is at that moment.

You can see the focus on folders (even the sidebar) in the same distance to the mouse like you previously moved the window.

I hope the screenshot below helps understanding the problem.

Any idea how to get rid of that bug? Or just live with it? It's certainly is not a feature.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Nov 11, 2014 2:57 AM

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Answer 1

Jeff Shenk

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Nov 11, 2014 4:21 AM in response to ianayn

In your screenshot, it appears that you dragged the file/folder into the sidebar of the back window, and, since the sidebar appears in all windows, it also showed up in the front window. Does the same thing happen if you move the windows so they don't overlap (i.e., so that you have to drag the file completely out of the first window before you drop it into the second)?

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ianayn Author

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Nov 11, 2014 5:27 AM in response to Jeff Shenk

Yes, it happens unrelated to whatever is in the back of the window (so, even if they don't overlap). And it happens in all the finder views (icon view, list view …).

Made another screenshot for clarification and noticed something (probably) related: I created a new folder (using the Cmd+Shift+N) and this happened:

That's the screenshot I wanted to take first. If I drag the file a bit more down the left column lights up, I just simply can't put it into the second column.

It seems, that the finder window's "hitbox" (or whatever) stays in its original place and is not moved around.

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Answer 3

Sep 7, 2015 12:43 PM in response to ianayn

Same Problem here since Mavericks.

Killing the Dock in terminal helps, but is only a workaround.

Any ideas how to solve it are more than welcome!

Thanks!

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