Doing so (seems to have) corrected:
– The spring-loaded folder/file issue
– The Help Center / Help Viewer issues
That's great news. Just bear in mind that —as per post #2 —you (probably) never had any "
Spring-loaded folder issue" -- because the contents of post #1 and post #4 don't describe anything related to what Spring-loaded folders are about.
Quick tip (for all): Even with Spring-loaded folders disabled in Finder's prefs, we can still obtain that behavior by just
tapping the spacebar while hovering over a folder with dragged items. That's how i prefer it anyway (a more controlled spring, rather than auto/delay).