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Since updating to macOS Sequoia, every time I drag a window near the edge of my screen it instantly snaps or resizes itself. It’s super annoying because I just want the window to stay the size I set.
Is there any way to turn off this automatic window resizing / snapping feature? I’ve looked through settings but can’t find it. Am I missing something, or is there a hidden option for this?
For anyone annoyed by windows snapping or resizing themselves in macOS Sequoia, here’s a quick rundown of what’s been shared in this thread:
What’s happening:
After the update, dragging a window to the screen edge automatically snaps it into place or resizes it.
Several users said this keeps turning back on after updates, so you might need to check the setting again later.
What users tried (and worked):
Go to Settings > Desktop & Dock and turn off “Tile by dragging windows to screen edges.” This stops the auto-resize right away.
A couple of people also suggested checking the option for double-clicking the title bar (set it to Do nothing if it’s causing issues).
Bottom line:
Turning off the Tile by dragging windows setting fixed the problem for nearly everyone here. If you update macOS and it comes back, just revisit the same toggle and disable it again.
I went into Settings > Desktop & Dock and switched off “Tile by dragging windows to screen edges.” After that the auto-resizing finally stopped that seems to be the way to disable automatic window resizing in Sequoia.
Thanks a ton, that actually worked! Turning off “Tile by dragging windows to screen edges” finally stopped the windows from snapping all over.
Yep, you’re right. I just tried it too and turning off Tile by dragging windows to screen edges fixed the resizing issue for me as well
yeah this drove me crazy too every time i move a window near the top it just BLOWS up full screen. like no i just wanted it a little higher not max it out lol. i went into settings → desktop & dock → windows → turned off that tile thing and it finally stopped doing it.
lol apple turned the setting back on after i updated like i literally disabled it, updated sequoia and boom it’s back again. had to go find the option AGAIN in settings and shut it off. stop messing with ppl’s settings apple, seriously.
if anyone still struggling: open System Prefs > Desktop & Dock, there’s a dropdown about double-clicking the title bar. change it from zoom to do nothing. that stopped the stupid auto resize on my macbook.
i turned the tiling thing off like 3 times already and somehow it keeps coming back after restart. idk if its a bug or apple just forcing this. either way super annoying coz every time i drag a window it jumps to full screen and i have to resize again.