Can't drag and drop in iMovie

When I drag and drop photos and videos into the reel on iMovie, it won't let me. I deleted preferences and it still didn't work. What do I do?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jun 9, 2023 06:33 PM

Reply
3 replies

Jun 9, 2023 07:32 PM in response to thebenthompson

What happens when you try to drag a photo or video file into iMovie? Any error message? Are you trying to drag via the Photos item in the iMovie sidebar, or are you dragging from a finder folder?


Possibly the files are stored in the cloud and have not been downloaded. If that may be your situation, download the files and then drag into iMovie.


Another less likely possibility is that the files are in a legacy (older) format that is no longer supported by iMovie.


-- Rich

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Can't drag and drop in iMovie

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.