Drag & Drop external Files without copy the file

I would like to insert files from outside Obsidian using drag & drop. However, the file should not be copied, but only a link to the file should be inserted. Unfortunately, drag & drop with command/control/option does not work on my mac. Is there a solution for this?

Although I can’t test it, on Mac it should work with Option on according to the Help:

You can drag and drop any files from your native file explorer to have Obsidian import (make a copy of) those files in your vault’s attachment folder and insert them as internal links. Hold Ctrl on Windows/Linux or Option on macOS to create file:/// absolute links to those files instead of importing a copy.

Other replies in another thread say Command works, but it may be a typo.

I know that this isn’t what you are asking for, since you already mentioned using Option, but at least you can be sure you are doing it correctly. Hope you are able to figure it out.

Good luck!

Thank you very much. It works with the option button. However, I have to insert the file according to very specific conditions. I can’t yet say what it depends on that it sometimes doesn’t work. But for now I’m glad that it works most of the time.
Thank you for your great help.

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