Can't drag and drop safari images to desktop
Hi,
I just updated my version of safari 10.1 and now I suddenly can't drag and drop images to the desktop.
I just keep getting the error report message popup.
OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
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Hi,
I just updated my version of safari 10.1 and now I suddenly can't drag and drop images to the desktop.
I just keep getting the error report message popup.
OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
Here is a clue...
I am on 27" iMac, late 2015, w/retina, El Capitan, Safari 10.1
Try this and maybe you can make some sense of it...
Were I an Apple engineer I would think I had a good lead here, can anyone shed some light?
Here is a clue...
I am on 27" iMac, late 2015, w/retina, El Capitan, Safari 10.1
Try this and maybe you can make some sense of it...
Were I an Apple engineer I would think I had a good lead here, can anyone shed some light?
I have tried all of the above solutions apart from installing the MAC OS again - which is little extreme for this issue.
The fact that several other people are experiencing the same issue, says to me that the Safari application itself is the issue.
So again when pressing and holding the mouse button over an image everything is fine. Its simply when I try to drag the image it causes this issue.
UPDATE: I have now submitted the error/issue to apple direct.
It's the second time they reply me in Twitter and for that reason I think Twitter is a good way to show our annoyance with this issue. It's really public... not like this forums, that are mainly for mac users.
Again... I encourage all of you to show your disappointment with the issue in feedbacks (https://www.apple.com/feedback/safari.html) and in Twitter. The more the better.
I think they are in problem contention mode... they are trying to keep us quiet. They are quite devious... they want to show us that they are taking care of us but without disclosing or telling us that the problem is going to be fixed.
It's just PR. If we create enough noise we'll pass the PR wall and perhaps we'll reach a point where they don't have any other option but to fix SOON.
Read these articles : If Safari doesn't load a page or webpage items are missing - Apple Support
Learn more
To learn more about cache, cookies, and other website data, open Safari and search for the word "history" or "privacy" from the Help menu.
Click on go > go to folder and type ~/Library find folders caches & cookies select all contents and move them to trash , restart the computer and empty the trash .
And , this important article : If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues - Apple Support
Try to delete the contents of safari in user library ( except Bookmarks ) , into the trash , restart & empty the trash .
Some more steps are to be followed run safe mode : macOS Sierra: Start up in safe mode
And create a new user account : How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac - Apple Support
If it does 'nt help it is wiser to install the OS once again .
Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions. These are mostly user to user discussions.
Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem or a suggestion for change. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem/suggested change solved sooner.
Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem or a suggestion for change. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem/suggested change solved sooner.
I've been having similar problems. Have you noticed if drag-and-drop is affected for you in Apple Mail as well?
Here's what I've been experiencing:
Drag & Drop not working; mac Bluetooth hardware problem, macOS issue, or both?
Guys!! and update in on the way. An Apple engineer has got in contact with me via twitter and told me to check on the developer site, where they have a beta version of Safari 10.1.1.
Safari_10.1.1_for_OS_X_El_Capitan_beta_3.dmg
I've downloaded and works fine. In my case fixes the problem.
🙂
I don't know if the link would work without been logged in as developer. Or even if it work at all outside of the developer site.
I encourage you to go to https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ and download yourself.
Here is the issue in stages.
Process: com.apple.WebKit.WebContent [1136]
Path: /System/Library/StagedFrameworks/Safari/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices /com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Identifier: com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Version: 11603 (11603.1.30.0.34)
Build Info: WebKit2-7603001030000034~7
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: Safari [400]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2017-03-28 18:27:11.452 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.11.6 (15G1421)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: 79D05C5C-5427-E53B-C744-44F5A06DE786
Nothing new has been updated/installed apart from Safari and apples own security update.
I will see if I get any feedback from apple or there is a new update to safari.
For now I will simply hover over the image mouse click + ctrl and use the dropdown instead 'Save image as...'. Which is working fine with no issues.
Can't drag and drop safari images to desktop