3-Finger Swipe Up Copies /Users/bakari/Desktop/ or front most browser URL

Bugs or Unexpected Behavior
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Affected input device (e.g. MacBook Trackpad, Magic Mouse/Trackpad, Touch Bar, etc.):

Device information:

  • Type of Mac: 2024 M4 MacMini
  • macOS version: 15.6.1
  • BetterTouchTool version: 6.286

**Additional information (e.g. crash logs, related issues, etc.):
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Title: 3-Finger Swipe Up Copies /Users/bakari/Desktop/ Path Despite No Visible Triggers

Issue:
When I perform a 3-finger swipe up gesture on my trackpad:

  • Browser frontmost → Copies current URL to clipboard ✓ (expected)
  • Browser NOT frontmost → Copies /Users/bakari/Desktop/ path to clipboard ✗ (unexpected)

Key observations:

  • No "Recently Used Triggers" entry shows copy/path actions
  • Trigger persists even after quitting apps that use the gesture
  • Brief colored overlay flash appears (BTT visual feedback)
  • Control+Option+K and Control+Shift+6 also trigger same behavior

What I've tried (in BTT Preferences):

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**✅ Keyboard Shortcuts tab → No ⌃⌥K, ⌃⇧6, ⌃⇧8, or path-copy shortcuts found

✅ Trackpad tab → Searched "3 finger", "swipe up", "copy", "path", "finder"
→ No matching triggers visible in "For All Apps" or "Trackpad" groups

✅ Disabled ALL triggers in "Trackpad" group → Copying CONTINUES
❌ Disabled ALL triggers in "For All Apps" → Copying STOPS ✓

✅ Quit BTT completely → No copying ✓ (confirms BTT source)

✅ Changed ⌃⇧6 → ⌃⇧8 → Copying persists (gesture sends original shortcuts?)

Current theory:** Hidden/nested 3-finger swipe up trigger lives inside "For All Apps" subgroup (possibly collapsed Trackpad preset) that copies:

• If browser → URL
Else → Finder path (/Users/bakari/Desktop/)

Can anyone help locate this ghost trigger? How do I expand/show all nested triggers under "For All Apps"? Or is there a debug/log to see exactly which trigger fires on 3-finger swipe up?

The screenshot shows what happens when the trigger runs.

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What does "Recently Used" triggers show as the last trigger when the issue occurs?

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ScreenFloat Shot of Finder on 2026-03-23 at 14-43-12
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When I quit ScreenFloat and use the three-finger swipe up, it still causes the copying of the foremost URL or Finder window to the clipboard. I can't detect which application is being triggered.