This is what worked for me: sudo gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active false
If that doesn't work, please try this too: sudo gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.cursor active true Courtesy: https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+bug/1430587/comments/14 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402892 Title: Mouse cursor gets stuck in "drag and drop" mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rapidsvn/+bug/402892/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs