While downloading files, I want to drag them from the bottom download bar in Chrome, the Finder disappears behind the Chrome window when I try to drag and drop the file. Is there a way to lock the Finder window so that it stays in front of the Chrome window when I drag and drop. I was able to do this before I updated Google Chrome to the latest version so it might be a software bug on their end.
How to stop Finder window from disappearing during drag and drop from Chrome
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You can disable this in Finder's preferences by unchecking "Spring-loaded folders and windows":
It's caused by a bug in 10.8.2. Occasionally revealing files in Finder stops working in all applications, and for example Archive Utility stops responding when extracting archives.
As a workaround, you can terminate appleventsd from Activity Monitor or with sudo killall -kill appleeventsd (without -kill the process is sent a TERM signal, which makes other processes stop responding). The issue will probably return within a few hours or days though.
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Best Answer
Your Chrome Downloads history is here
chrome://downloads/
the actual download is already on your mac in the specified folder.
To specify where to download from Chrome, go to settings > Downloads.
The bar at the bottom of the Chrome window is FYI only, not the place where the downloads reside.
The downloads are already on you Mac and you do not have to drag them to the Finder.