Windows 10: System hangs using drag-and-drop to move files from one folder to another

Discus and support System hangs using drag-and-drop to move files from one folder to another in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; WORKING ON ITThe screen dump on right above is a bit too small to read. Above the "I want to..." it says "Working on it"DUMP REQUIRED I wanted to get a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by SweetTasha, Feb 23, 2023.

  1. SWEETTASHA
    SweetTasha Win User

    System hangs using drag-and-drop to move files from one folder to another


    WORKING ON ITThe screen dump on right above is a bit too small to read. Above the "I want to..." it says "Working on it"DUMP REQUIRED I wanted to get a system dump for troubleshooting a situation where File Explorer was hung "working on it" when I had executed a drag-and-drop to move files from one folder to another." I thought that a dump might be useful for debugging, so I executed the steps described at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/performance/generate-a-kernel-or-complete-crash-dump. That produced a warning saying the a restart is needed to get the dump!

    :)
     
    SweetTasha, Feb 23, 2023
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  2. DERICSTAIN
    DericStain Win User

    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 23, 2023
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  3. LIZETTE AGS
    Lizette Ags Win User
    drag-and-drop Win10 system image folder

    Hi,

    Yes, you can drag and drop the whole system image backup folder from one USB HD to another USB HD. However, you
    cannot use it to restore your computer because there are files that might get corrupted during the file transfer. For possible resolution, we suggest you to
    create another system image backup on a different external drive.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Lizette Ags, Feb 23, 2023
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  4. ELOISEBIDDLES
    EloiseBiddles Win User

    System hangs using drag-and-drop to move files from one folder to another

    Unable to drag and drop files

    I use MacOS Catalina 10.15. and have an issue with drag and drop files into the OneDrive sidebar folder in Finder. I've given access to my entire disk in Security & Privacy, but it still won't work.

    Any suggestions?
     
    EloiseBiddles, Feb 23, 2023
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