Windows 10: Drag n Drop in Win 10

Discus and support Drag n Drop in Win 10 in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Can you drag & drop files from one Explorer window to another? This is by right clicking the file and moving it holding the mouse down, then release in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by James1093, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. James1093 Win User

    Drag n Drop in Win 10


    Can you drag & drop files from one Explorer window to another? This is by right clicking the file and moving it holding the mouse down, then release in the target location.
    It's always worked for me in XP but Win 10 does not. It will however, r-click copy and then r-click paste okay.
    If it should work where might I start looking for the problem?
    Many Thanks.
    My WIn10 version is 10.0.18362

    :)
     
    James1093, Feb 25, 2020
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  2. Drag and Drop

    Hi Charles,

    the steps you suggested didn't work for me but, when pressing the escape key it somehow expanded the drive and by using drag and drop to the single file in the list worked.

    In the past I could drag and drop multiple folders onto the drive on the network computer(s). Doing it on individual folders will take far too long and time consuming and is not an option.

    Microsoft should be able to identify what is blocking it and issue a fix.

    My machine is multi boot so tomorrow I will try with Windows 7.

    Many thanks for your help,

    Deric
     
    DericStain, Feb 25, 2020
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  3. MXZaidi Win User
    Please Bring Back: Windows 10 - Jump List Drag-n-Drop Feature

    Windows 7 used to allow you to right-click on the Excel/Word/Acrobat/PP/etc icon on the Taskbar to show you the recently opened files and the pinned files (called "Jump List"); and then drag-n-drop a file from the Jump List directly into your Outlook email.
    This was an incredibly efficient function in Windows 7. In Windows 10, the Jump Lists are still there but you cannot drag-n-drop the files; it only allows you to open a file.



    Dear Microsoft Programmers Team -- please bring back this feature. Thank you.
     
    MXZaidi, Feb 25, 2020
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  4. Drag n Drop in Win 10

    Cannot Drag and Drop into Edge

    • I have been on Win 10 and Edge since June 2016.
    • I was able to drag and drop files in a SP2013 document library until today.
    • I tried it with OneDrive with the same result. I can no longer drag and drop to upload files.

    Repeat: Drag and drop worked in my SharePoint 2013 libraries and OneDrive until today.

    Was there a recent Win 10 or Edge update that may have broken drag and drop?
     
    Len Gilbert BOTW, Feb 25, 2020
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