Windows 10: Desktop Icon Columns

The line shows insertion point, just like the caret when you drag text in word or other apps.

When you have Auto-arrange, the icons are constrained to the auto-arranged group. This has always been the case, but in older versions of Windows if you dropped the icon outside of the range it just moved it back to the end of the list. The effect here is the same, you get the icon moved to the same place, but the feedback just always shows you where the icon will go.

You certainly CAN move icons to more than one column, I had no trouble doing this.

See this image where I dragged an icon in auto-arrange mode from the left column to the right

 

This is where i was getting lost, i understand how auto arrange works but couldn't get to the bottom of the columns thing as i could drag / drop across multiple columns.

CalBear37, can you show a screenshot of how you saw it working in the past?

 

That works. Now I feel really stupid!

 

ahhh... Now i know what the issue was lol.

Nice one paul

 

Good to hear you have got I sorted out now *Smile

 

CalBear37, I prefer and have always used that feature too, however I keep both Auto Arrange AND Align To Grid check marked. fwiw though, this is not a question but a fwiw, once in a while when a new shortcut or something is saved to the Desktop though, it places itself in the beginning row thus throwing the oder of everything else off by one - I simply drag it to the end and then all else falls into place. It's not a problem since it does not happen that often and the resolve is quick. It happens on 7, 8, but have not had enough time to see if happens on 10 yet. no biggy, just a fyi.

 

I'm having kind of the same problem, I like to put desktop icons in any place and cannot move them at all, I have tried the Homegroup thing, the arrange Icon thing and the Align icons to grid, each one on or off. Nothing seems to allow me to move icons where I would want them. Is there any other method?