Windows 10: Why can't you drag files onto folders in the taskbar anymore?

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  1. paasc Win User

    Why can't you drag files onto folders in the taskbar anymore?


    Hi.I'm pretty sure that just until recently I was able to drag a file onto an open folder in the taskbar, then this folder would come to the foreground and I could drop the file into that folder. This made drag & drop very convenient.This feature somehow disappeared recently, the folder won't come to the foreground anymore. Is there a way to turn it back on again or is it gone forever?

    :)
     
    paasc, Oct 26, 2021
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  2. Ways to Drag Files or Folders

    Summary:

    This article covers ways to drag files or folders while working on File Explorer.

    Here's a list of ways to copy, move, or create shortcuts:

    CTRL while dragging a file - Copy a file to another drive or folder. *

    SHIFT while dragging a file - Move a file to another drive. **

    ALT while dragging a file - Create a shortcut to a file on the desktop or another location.

    *: You can also drag a file or folder to another drive, which means copying.

    **: If moving a file or folder to another folder on the same drive, you don't need to hold SHIFT while dragging a file or folder.

    TIP: If you use your right mouse button to drag a file or folder to another folder or desktop and release it, you will get three options: Copy Here, Move Here, and Create Shortcut(s) Here.
     
    PilotRain942054, Oct 26, 2021
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  3. Why does Windows 10 exit to parent folder up on dragging a file to a network folder?

    Can you provide some reproduction steps so I can test it out in the lab? Correct me if I have this wrong:

    • Open network folder ( \\server\folder\subfolder )
    • Take a file from desktop, and drag it into the openeed folder
    • The opened folder will jump up a level (to the "folder" in this example) after releasing

    Is that right?
     
    Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene [MVP], Oct 26, 2021
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  4. Why can't you drag files onto folders in the taskbar anymore?

    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, Oct 26, 2021
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