Windows 10: Why does Drag and Drop copy rather than actually dragging and dropping?

Discus and support Why does Drag and Drop copy rather than actually dragging and dropping? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; When I want to move a file elsewhere such as from hard drive to flash drive, I click "Send to" and click the destination without any problem. It... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Karen1941, Jan 2, 2024.

  1. KAREN1941
    Karen1941 Win User

    Why does Drag and Drop copy rather than actually dragging and dropping?


    When I want to move a file elsewhere such as from hard drive to flash drive, I click "Send to" and click the destination without any problem. It appears at the destination, but it is also still there at the source as if it merely copied instead and being dragged. Also if I actually drag and drop, it appears at the destination but is also still there at the source. Again it is copied. So if I do not want them at the source, I have to delete them.

    :)
     
    Karen1941, Jan 2, 2024
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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, Jan 2, 2024
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  3. Rü
    Rü Win User
    drag and drop

    I suggest to look at this site:

    Drag and Drop not Working Fix

    Regards,
     
    Rü, Jan 2, 2024
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  4. EMILYS726
    EmilyS726 Win User

    Why does Drag and Drop copy rather than actually dragging and dropping?

    Drag & Drop wont work on 2H22

    Hello there, this is Emily.

    The latest build of Windows 11 does support drag and drop to some degree. To answer your specific scenarios:

    1. Drag and drop app to the taskbar. This is possible but the step to do so is a bit tricky. You need to find the app from Start > All Apps. You can NOT find the app from search result.

    2. Drag and drop a file to an app. This really depends. Photo files actually don't work for Photo app for example, but Word document files can work with Word. This is a limitation and definitely is an area that still need some work from Microsoft.

    Let me know if you can drag and drop app from the All Apps list. If not, let me know the actual build number of your Windows 11. You can get that by typing winver in the search on the taskbar and hit enter. It is the number that starts with 1904x.xxxxx Thanks!
     
    EmilyS726, Jan 2, 2024
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