TIL that, in addition to hitting esc - which I already knew and use all the time - you can cancel a drag of a Finder item by dragging it onto the menu bar. Also, you can drag an item to the header of a Finder’s list view and don’t have to find an empty, safe spot to release it. https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/accidental-tech-podcast/id617416468?i=1000677971790