drag and drop issues in Monterey

I am also having this issue, and like the OP, it is any file to any folder - instead of dragging the individual file itself, it will simply highlight the adjacent files as well.

Recently I attempted to drag and drop a file into a tab in Chrome, but the file would not drag and drop successfully. I am using an external mouse to complete this action.

please ealborate:

what file?

what source directory?

what destination directory?

For all who have recently posted - have you read the post by RobertPiston? That solved it for me.

drag and drop issues in Monterey - Apple Community

Please provide the source and destination directories for an example that does NOT work.

If you have one on hand, consider trying this with a mouse. (Perhaps this is a trackpad anomaly, not a Finder issue at all).

Same issue with my trackpad on new Macbook Air now I am crippled In my ability to move files on my work computer. Thanks Apple! I thought this happened only to Microsoft users.

does an external mouse work?

I do not know it's a notebook I do not have a mouse

Actually, D&D DOES work with my magic mouse, but not with the trackpad. Bizarre!

Same here--the magic mouse works fine, but the trackpad cannot perform this D&D action.

Example: Using the trackpad(s) (both built-in and magic trackpad), I try and fail to D&D a document from the Downloads folder to the Desktop. It works fine with a magic mouse.

Example: Using the trackpad(s) (both built-in and magic trackpad), I try and fail to D&D a document from the Downloads folder to the Desktop. It works fine with a magic mouse.

Just to confirm that I'm seeing the same issue with a new 14.1" MBP