Why can't my mouse drag icons?

I'm able to highlight and open files on my desktop but I can't drag them. Just happened yesterday, I was moving files onto my computer from an external HD, might have something to do with it.

By mouse do you mean your trackpad or are you using a USB mouse?
If external, then see if you have the same problem with your trackpad.
If trackpad, are you having trouble keeping the drag going? If so, see the "origami" solution.
Identify the model of MacBook you have and "mouse" for the best answer.
-Ken

Similar Messages

  • Why can't touch and drag icons on flash websites? Maybe a possible future update?

    Hello, I use Firefox 23 with Adobe Flash Player 11.1 plug in. One of my favorite flash sites to visit is the pokemon and the pokemon global link website. I can't touch and drag in this browser utilizing flash. The icons respond to me selecting them, but I am unable to drag them. It makes it very difficult to utilize these sites. I have no problem doing this in my dolphin browser. I'm a HUGE Firefox fan and I would like to get rid of dolphin browser completely. Is there a way to touch and drag on flash sites? Could this be applied to a future update possibly?
    9/16/2013 Update: It Has Been A Week Now With No Response -Please Advise
    ***I Don't Get It***If no one can help me here then where can I forward this? Is there an actual tech support here or is this just another social forum? I would like to contact technical support. -Please Advise

    Hi barb, well for one thing the vs of Flash Player is the old one. You need to update to the latest version which is 10.0.42.34.
    The first link should be http://www.gourdlamps.com/presentations; that one and the other one work fine for me.
    It could be that those two websites have updated to 10.0.42.34.
    Here is the Adobe Uninstaller that you download and put on your Desktop http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html
    This is the Installer link for IE and you will SAVE this to your Desktop
    http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_ax.exe
    Then go to this thread and follow my instructions, except use the links I gave you. The procedures are the same.
    Before you do any of this, take a look at the Uninstall article and the last two NOTES. They are very important when uninstalling IE. The last NOTE: Use the "See Details" If you see the old version of 10.0.32.18 still there, follow those instructions in that NOTE.
    Thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/561702?tstart=0  (If you have a problem with the link, look for the thread
    "NPSWF32.dll error...." on the first page of the Flash forum.)
    Also one other difference is after Adobe confirms you have the 10.0.42.34 installed, you would go to the manage add ons
    and look for Shockwave Flash Object.....ActiveX Control......Flash10d.ocx ...... make sure that is listed and it is Enabled.
    Java: If you have any old Java entries in your Add/Remove, Remove them via the Add/Remove process, wait until the entry no longer appears and when you are finished, Reboot. You can do this and install the Java before Uninstalling & Installing. Link to Java JRE 6 update 18 : http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
    If you have any questions, just post back.
    Thanks,
    eidnolb

  • Why can't i drop/drag a playlist to my iphone icon in itunes?

    Why can't I drop/drag a playlist to my iPhone icon in iTunes?  If I try to manually sync, it says my phone is synced to another library and will be erased/synced with the library on my computer, which I don't want to do.  There are some songs on my current computer that would be deleted.  Do I have to completely try to rebuild the playlist?  I thought when I removed it from my phone last year, but saved it to my computer, I would just be able to drop/drag it to add it back on this year.

    You do it all the time with what from your MBP?
    You have manually manage music and video selected under the Summary tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes?

  • Why can't I place disk icons on my desktop?

    Why can't I place disk icons on my desktop?
    I installed OSX Lion, version 10.7.1 from the App Store onto the internal disk of my MacBookPro which was cloned to an external FW800 GoFlexDesk drive. I booted from that external drive, ran the disk utility to erase and then repartition my internal drive so that I would have a "clean" installation of Lion. My disk icon (for the internal drive) does not even show in Finder windows. In Snow Leopard I showed my internal drive, my Time Capsule drives, and any external drives on my desktop as icons. Now these do not even show in Finder. I know they are there, because if I choose the path view option, they are shown when I pick "All My Files" under favorites. I can navigate backwards in the path bar, but still they do not actually allow me to select them or drag them to the desktop. In Snow Leopard, it was an option to show disks on desktop in general system preferences, but I find that option no where in Lion! What simple little thing am I missing?

    PilotShawn wrote:
    What simple little thing am I missing?
    Finder > Preferences > General > Show these items on the Desktop?

  • Why can't I simply drag music from my external hard drive to my ipod classic?

    Why can't I simply drag music from my external hard drive to my ipod classic using my mac?

    downpat wrote:
    So after I get my music put on my computer, then moved to my ipod, do I have to delete music from itunes  to free up space?
    Not a good idea.
    What you could do, is have the Library content on the external hard drive and simply tell your iTunes programme to look on the hard drive for your music etc.. However, once you set that up, that hard drive needs to be connected and ready to read, before you start the iTunes programme. If it isn't ready, iTunes will simply go back to the default location for the music, find nothing and then you'll be back here saying that you've lost your Library.

  • Why can I no longer drag and drop in iMovie 11?

    Why can I no longer drag and drop in iMovie 11? This means I can't select transitions, titles, or even move clips within the project. Never had this problem before.

    Serious bugs in iM 11 with numerous lock-ups and crashes.  I shouldn't have upgraded -- now I'm pulling out my hair trying to complete a video project with it.
    Apple is losing their way.

  • Why Can I no longer drag and drop songs into Itunes playlists?

    Why can I no longer drag and drop songs into itunes playlists.  Was working fine then just stopped???

    found solution, thanx everyone

  • Why can't I move the icons around on my iMac hard drive?  They just pop back in place when I release the mouse.

    iMac Mavericks
    Why can't I move folders around on my iMac hard drive?  They just pop right back in place.  I've selected Sort By None. This just started happening this morning so I must have done something!   Any help?

    This is a shot in the dark, but try this:
    log-in to your iCloud account with your Apple ID
    change your password
    ensure your billing information is up-to-date
    attempt to re-enable your Keychain (again)

  • Why can't I get an icon for auto complete in the toolbar? I installed it 3 times and still NOTHING! Grrrrrrrrrr

    ok so I installed auto complete "3" times, read and did everything FF said and STILL can't get the darn icon to show in the toolbar and don't know where else to look for it or what else to do. At this rate I may return to IE exclusively, although it is very slow, at least it works.

    Which extension was it exactly?
    Normally any extensions that provide one or more toolbar icons are found in the Customize window.
    Right-click on an empty section of the Tab bar or a tolbar, select Customize... and the Customize Toolbar window will open. Then drag the toolbar icon to a toolbar and then click [Done].

  • Why can't my mouse check and uncheck podcasts in iTunes 7.0.1.8?

    For some crazy reason I no longer can check or uncheck podcasts with my mouse. I have to use the right-click menu to do this now. Has something changed with iTunes? This is weird.
    Regards,
    Chris
    Intel Windows XP Pro SP 2, Quadro Fx 1000

    I'm having the same problem with the photo's on my pc - ipod..... itunes doesnt acknowledge the files or open them. why..

  • Can't Click and Drag Icons/Files

    Hi,
    I  am  having  issues  with  my  Macbook Pro  13inch  trackpad.
    I  can't  click  anything  and  drag  any  icons/files  as  I  usually  could. I  also  cannot  select  and  highlight  texts  too.
    Earlier  I  was  advised  by  someone  on  Apple  Discussions  Community  to  clean  the  trackpad  for  about  2  min  with  a 
    dampcloth. Later,  it  seemed  to  work  as  usual  but  after  3  weeks  I'm  facing  the  problem  yet  again.
    Anyone  has  a  solution  for  this  problem ?

    If the issue is with pressing the trackpad to click, if that is what you mean by clicking and dragging issues, more often than not it will be an issue with the trackpad itself and you may need a repair. The trackpad can be replaced on your Mac.

  • Why can't I just drag and drop photos from iPhoto on to my iPhone?

    This has been something on my mind for a long time. For some reason I can't just drag and drop certain photos from my computer on to my iPhone. Why? There both Apple products. Shouldn't it be easier? For some reason I have to go through iTunes to select which albums I would like to import, but I'm working with raw files. My computer has over 250 gb of storage space. My iPhone has 16 gb.  One of my even folders is 14 gbs. That would take up all the space on my phone. Is there a way to get around this? Why do I have to go through iTunes to put files on my iPhone?

    Only Apple can answer that question, so you'll need to ask them.
    But will your phone work with Raw files? If you're syncing from iPhoto via iTunes then that's not the raw file that's going over, it's the Jpeg preview from iPhoto.
    As for the space issue, make an album of the photos you want to sync.

  • Why can I not manually drag music to my Iphone 4?

    Ok, so just to clarify I only manage on one computer with my Iphone which is my laptop. Manage music and videos is already clicked. I can't drag a single song to my Iphone. I don't know why its acting this way. I can't tell you how many times I had restored the crap of my Iphone these past 3 days. Nothing works that I have come up with. So if someone can help me, it would be appreciated.

    Make sure you meet the following requirements:
    iPod shuffle and iPhone are intended for use with a single computer. You cannot load music from multiple computers or iTunes libraries onto iPod shuffle and iPhone like you can with other devices.
    To drag and drop files, make sure "Manually manage Music and videos box is checked

  • Why can't my mouse trigger "Show Desktop"?

    My mouse can "Mission Control", "Application windows" and "Show dashboard" with all the mouse buttons.
    Had no problems with the mouse on a 13in macbook pro on Snow Leopard either.
    On the new 13in 128GB MBA with this mouse: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/428/165.

    I just found out something that might be useful for solving my problem: clicking!
    Whenever I hold the left click the problem is solved. For instance, when going at the upper bar and holding left click I can finally look at all the options by hovering them. I found out when I was looking for why I couldn't look around in Minecraft (since it shouldn't be about highlighting things), turns out I can when left-clicking
    Could this help you to find a solution?
    Edit: works also with right-clicking

  • Why can I no longer drag clips?

    I can no longer drag clips from the viewer to the canvas or timeline. When I the clip seems to disappear behind the canvas or timeline. "Show Overlay" is checked. The Edit Overlay box, which used to appear in the canvas, no longer appears. I use Final Cut Pro 7. I've edited a feature with no problem, so I'm assuming something has gotten switched off? Thanks.

    Have you tried trashing your preferences? That is the usual first step when FCP begins to act in unexpected ways.
    You can download Preference Manager (free) from Digital Rebellion and it will do it for you:
    http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/
    Your preferences will be reset to default settings the next time you launch FCP.
    If you want to do it all manually:
    Final Cut Pro 7: Troubleshooting Basics - Apple Support
    MtD

Maybe you are looking for

  • Is the Time Capsule Right for Our Family?

    I just bought one, but I'm coming to realize I didn't understand how it works. Before purchasing it, I tried to explain our family's needs to Apple Store personnel on several occasions but apparently did not succeed because they indicated it would fi

  • Uploading calendar for printing

    Hello, I'm having problems using the iLife '06 print service. First of all, I had to tash the app and reinstall from the DVD for iPhoto to even connect, and now, when it has prepared the calendar, it starts uploading, gets to 192ish kb and then says

  • Execute t-sql before retrieving report data

    Hi, Is there a way to execute t-sql, with the connection from within the report, before the report retrieves it's data? I need this to initialize the connection's context_info. After searching the web I have found a solution to my problem which is in

  • Business content 3.30: Datasources not available for installation

    Hello, we have recently upgraded our business content from 3.10 to 3.30 in order to get new business content (e.g. datasource 2LIS_13_VDKON - billing item pricing conditions). Although the upgrade was successful, the new datasources cannot be found i

  • Ou est passé Daqmx.dll

    Je viens d'installer les drivers Daqmx 9.8. L'idée est de travailler avec VS10 sans avoir Measurement Studio. Aprés l'installation standard je n'ai aucune trace de Daqmx.dll seulement : - NationalInstruments.Common.dll, NationalInstruments.Common.Nat