Cmd-Drag-Drop of a file on MacOS results in a rejected drop

Bug graveyard
1

Once you’ve done the above, delete everything above this line.

Steps to reproduce

  • Open the Sandbox vault.
  • Create an new note (or use an existing note).
  • From Finder, select a file, hold down CMD, click on file, drag and drop into it
    It gets rejected.

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes

Expected result

A markdown link to the file placed inside the note

Actual result

Rejected, nothing placed in note

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.11.4
Installer version: v1.6.7
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 25.2.0: Tue Nov 18 21:09:40 PST 2025; root:xnu-12377.61.12~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 25.2.0
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

Additional information

2

I can’t reproduce.

Download and reinstall Obsidian. Post a screen recording of this happening in the sandbox vault.

3

Sorry, I think it was user error in that I was using CMD-Drag and it should be Option-Drag. Works now in Sandbox, confirming on other laptop.

4

for me Option one doesn’t work. It just normally copies the file over to obsidian