Drag and drop not working in macOS Tahoe 26.1

macOS Tahoe drag-n-drop:

I cannot drag-n-drop with the new macOS Tahoe 26.1 I can't even drag, the items don't get picked up. I can't move items from ons folder to the other, from the download bar in Safari into a folder, and not from a folder into Safari to upload it. Nothing works mit moving data around.

Thank you all for your help if you can :)



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Original Title: MacOs Tahoe Drag-n-drop

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.1

Posted on Nov 24, 2025 12:41 PM

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Posted on Nov 24, 2025 12:54 PM

That's a new one. What pointing device (internal trackpad, something else)? Check System Settings > Trackpad, adjust the Click force slider, try turning off/on Force click.



See if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode, which disables 3rd party extensions and performs some system cleanup.

 

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Nov 24, 2025 12:54 PM in response to noah_df

That's a new one. What pointing device (internal trackpad, something else)? Check System Settings > Trackpad, adjust the Click force slider, try turning off/on Force click.



See if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode, which disables 3rd party extensions and performs some system cleanup.

 

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

Drag and drop not working in macOS Tahoe 26.1

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