Windows 10: Windows Explorer drag-drop a file, but Windows moves it back

Hi folks,


I'm getting frustrated today. Editing and moving a lot of files around today, and suddenly I notice that when I drag and drop a file from one place in a folder tree to another place a few branches away, WinExp shows the move... but about 5 seconds later, it just moves it right back, with NO error message, no pop-up window, no nothing!


I can COPY (ctrl-c) and paste (ctrl-V) the same file from/to the same locations. But I cannot move it.


This happens with a few files.


Help?


Files are on hard drive; synced via Onedrive for Business. Windows 10 Entrprise, fully patched.


Thanks.

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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