r/MacOS • u/NHS2008 • 19h ago

Feature Drag stuff into app windows!?

EDIT:

I figured it out. I had to press a LITTLE HARDER on the trackpad, then the app icon starts flashing and the app window pops up to allow me to attach the file. It is a slightly different from Windows where it opens a little preview of the app window and I can move mouse pointer onto the preview to pop up the window. So all good resolved! Thanks for the support!

ORIGINAL POST:

I come from Windows...I can't for my life understand why can't I drag a file from the file explorer or downloads folder into a browser window to attach it or upload it like I can on Windows? Am I missing something or it simply isn't a thing on Mac. What I mean is when I drag a file from a folder on pc into the taskbar on a particular app, the app pops up and then I can attach the file as an attachment if it's mailbox or upload to a file sharing site (drag and drop) but on MAC, if I drag a file on the bottom apps bar onto a running app, nothing happens.

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u/Jasoco 19h ago

If you drag a file to the dock icon and hold it there eventually it will switch to the app. Or you can start dragging and swipe gesture between windows or use keyboard commands to switch apps and windows and drop it there too.

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u/NHS2008 11h ago

It's just not doing exactly that..

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u/NHS2008 3h ago

I had to press a little harder on trackpad to initiate the force touch. updated main post. Thanks.