I accidentally dropped a file in the Finder toolbar instead of the destination folder (the ZIP icon on the right of the screenshot):
How can I remove it from the toolbar?
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Sign up to join this communityI accidentally dropped a file in the Finder toolbar instead of the destination folder (the ZIP icon on the right of the screenshot):
How can I remove it from the toolbar?
Maybe it's different on older versions of the OS, but I'm running OS X Lion, and I have to hold ⌘ + ⌥ and then drag it off.
I had this issue with a bunch of my files, until I realized that like all toolbars, there's a default set. Here's how to restore it:
Control-click (right-click) the menu bar and click Customize Toolbar...
In the sheet that presents itself, drag the default menu bar on top of your "messy" one.
I had this problem, too. Right click, select "customize toolbar," THEN just drag the folder out of the toolbar. No need to hold Cmd.
You need to hold down Command ⌘ and Fn and then drag the file off the toolbar.