# Indexing by Cmd-Opt-drag

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-by-cmd-opt-drag/48965>\
**Category:** DEVONthink\
**Created:** [July 20, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-by-cmd-opt-drag/48965 "2019-07-20T16:04:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kmccracken1951](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@kmccracken1951](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kmccracken1951)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-by-cmd-opt-drag/48965/1 "2019-07-20T16:04:58Z")

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I’ve been trying to use Cmd-Opt-drag to index a file and don’t seem to be able to make it work unless I drag the file into an already-indexed group. That is, Cmd-Opt-dragging a file into the root of the database, or into an empty unindexed group, just imports the file. However, if I add an indexed file to the group using File \> Index Files and Folders, then I can add another indexed file with Cmd-Opt-drag. Is this expected behavior?

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-by-cmd-opt-drag/48965/2 "2019-07-22T10:06:13Z")

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Where did you actually drop the file? Onto the Dock icon, DEVONthink’s window (main view or sidebar?) or the Sorter?

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**Author:** ![kmccracken1951](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@kmccracken1951](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kmccracken1951)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-by-cmd-opt-drag/48965/3 "2019-07-22T11:58:31Z")

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I tried the Dock icon, and the DT window (into the item list). I don’t think I tried the sidebar, and I haven’t used the Sorter at all.

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-by-cmd-opt-drag/48965/4 "2019-07-22T12:22:57Z")

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Actually the destination shouldn’t make a difference. Do you press the Cmd-Opt modifier keys all the time? Does File \> Index… fail too?

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**Author:** ![kmccracken1951](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@kmccracken1951](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kmccracken1951)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/indexing-by-cmd-opt-drag/48965/5 "2019-07-22T14:03:51Z")

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I think I may have discovered the source of the problem. I have been using the Mac OS Accessibility feature enabling three-finger dragging on the trackpad. It appears that this type of dragging does not work reliably for Cmd-Opt-drag. I plugged in a mouse and using it to drag the files, Cmd-Opt-drag now works. So it seems to be a MacOS issue, not a DT3 issue.