Windows 10: Dragging out of a root sync folder now defaults to copy

Discus and support Dragging out of a root sync folder now defaults to copy in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; HelloSince the recent updates across the past few months, whenever I try to move a file out of my Dropbox to another location on the same drive, it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Mancuso Alfonso, Dec 14, 2024.

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    Dragging out of a root sync folder now defaults to copy


    HelloSince the recent updates across the past few months, whenever I try to move a file out of my Dropbox to another location on the same drive, it will default to 'copy' and leave the original still in Dropbox. This duplication now requires that I manually delete the file from my Dropbox if I want to complete the action of relocating a file.It was found out that this change in behavior was the result of a change by Microsoft. Dragging a folder out of a root sync folder now defaults to the copy function on Windows 11. This change is not limited to Dropbox, but any root sync folder.Is there a w

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