After installing Mojave, I can't get desktop icons to 'stick' to my second screen. The side screen will show open windows. If I drag an icon for a file or folder to the second screen, it slips right back to the main screen. Please help. (There are certain file icons I prefer to keep on my second screen.)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017), macOS Mojave (10.14.1), SyncMaster Samsung side monitor
Click somewhere on the desktop to make it active.
View->Sort By->None
That will allow you to move your desktop icons anywhere you please.
I also am having this issue on Mojave 10.14.2; on my second (non-primary) monitor, I am unable to interact with the desktop at all. Stacks is not turned on, but I can't even activate Finder by clicking the Desktop on my non-primary display. I can drag Finder windows to that display just fine, but the desktop is completely un-interactive on that display. I have no sort options or Stacks enabled on the desktop.
Thanks for the response but that wasn't the problem either. "Sort By" was already set to "None". Your suggestion did help me notice that I can't even right click the cursor when its positioned in the side screen.
You can’t if you have “Use Stacks” checked. Turn it off in the View menu.
I should have mentioned. "Use Stacks" is not checked. The issue persists.
Icons won't stay on second screen desktop after installation of Mojave
