In the Finder, I’m not able to drag and drop files into my vault folder, which is inside my iCloud Drive folder. (I have it set up this way so that I can use shortcuts with the mobile version of Obsidian.) When I drag the file over the vault, the cursor icon turns into a circle with a bar through this. This is a problem when, e.g., I save a PDF from the web, and want to move it into my vault. I should be able to move files in and out of the vault folder outside of Obsidian, correct?

Steps to reproduce

1/ Open a Finder window, navigate to the vault folder. (Vault folder should be inside iCloud Drive folder.)
2/ Drag a file into the Finder window.
3/ Instead of moving the file, the system changes the cursor to a circle with a bar through it.

Expected result

I expect the file to move into the vault folder, and then to show up in Obsidian.

Actual result

Instead, I get a cursor icon that looks like a circle with a bar through it.

Environment

  • Operating system: MacOS Big Sur
  • Obsidian version: 0.12.19

Additional information

What does work: I can drag and drop files into Obsidian itself, and it correctly moves the files into the vault folder. I am also able to save files into the vault folder using shortcuts on my phone, so at least something is still working.

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So you’re dragging a file into Finder? This doesn’t sound like an Obsidian bug, it sounds like a MacOS filesystem issue. (I’ll move this topic to Help.)

Can you show a screenshot of what that circle-bar cursor looks like? Are there any other symbols on the vault folder in Finder? (For example, you see a cloud icon on the folder when it isn’t currently downloaded/local.)

This was known issue in the past. Download and reinstall Obsidian.

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