Can not drag a Contacts card into a group mailing list

The Apple Contacts application provided with macOS has plagued Apple users long enough. The primary issue: "Can not drag a Contacts card into a group mailing list" has been asked or posted here multiple times. It now seems that Apple, as a matter of policy, does not want their macOS users to have a good experience with their "Contacts" app on macOS. Why? I don't know. But over couple years, I have seen numerous question/issue postings about not being able to drag contact cards into "groups". Apple Developers: I know that from a policy PoV that Apple does not like their customers to have good or robust "organizational" tools. It is evident, Apple has always screwed up folder-hiearchy browsing, where folder's are created at more than 3 levels deep. And now, "Groups" are really the same concept, allowing macOS users to place their contacts in an "organized way" by using "Groups" ...which is an organizational method similar to folders. But by and far...IT IS BROKEN...AND HAS REMAINED BROKEN...FOR A LONG TIME.


Apple Decision Makers: Please leave this posting placed here. Bring your developers and other customer care responsible(s) to this posting. Use it as coffee to put under their noses and wake them up. "Contacts" app NEEDS SOME SERIOUS "Tender Loving Care" (TLC).

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Dec 28, 2022 11:08 AM

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Dec 28, 2022 03:51 PM in response to RivieraDude

Apple engineers/personnel are to hear. We're all end users like yourself . Tell Apple what missing features you'd like restored or new features added or problems with the system via Feedback - macOS - Apple.  


In the meantime gGive this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.



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