Drag and Drop Files or Folders Not Working In Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
28Drag and Drop Files or Folders Not Working In Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
Commands Used:
sfc /scannow
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
Have you encountered the problem in which you can no longer drag and drop files and folders in Windows Explorer (if you are using Windows 7) or File Explorer (if you are using Windows 10 or Windows 8.1)? You can click and right click on files and folders, you can select files and folders, but you can't drag and drop them anymore. We've encountered this issue ourselves and after searching for many possible solutions, we've found one which should work in most cases. Here's how to restore the drag and drop feature in a couple of minutes.
Drag and drop no longer works, without any error messages being displayed
In this guide we are covering a very specific scenario: everything about using the mouse in Windows works, except the drag and drop feature, which allows you to copy files to another place, using the left click mouse button. If you can no longer drag and drop files and folders like you used to and Windows isn't acting strangely or returning any error messages, then our solution is very likely to help you.
Are you one of the many users experiencing a Windows 10 drag and drop not working problem? Recently, many Windows 10 users have started reporting problems with dragging and dropping files, be it from some folder to the desktop, to a program window or some page on the Internet. Among the many complaints there have been instances of files just disappearing, while the user has attempted to drag them from one location to the next. As a result it may have ended up being unintentionally ‘dropped’ on one of the folders it had been dragged across from point A to point B, which in turn could only be determined after the file in question had been searched for. This bug can manifest in other ways too.
The exact cause of this issue is hard to pin know, but generally it is believed to be rooted in a corrupt Windows Explorer. This might be especially true if you’ve noticed many failed updates and your computer has forced you to reboot it on multiple occasions. Apparently such a string of errors can occur if you have issues with your internet connection or if there is something wrong with the update servers. Another possible reason may be a loss of power while your computer was performing the update in the background. There are safeguards in place to prevent issues like this, but as mos other things these don’t always work out as expected.
The obvious solution to the problem would be to replace/reboot Windows Explorer and this guide is precisely about that. Read on and we’ll walk you through the whole process with our step-by-step instructions to help you solve this ‘drag and drop’ problem. Please note that when you terminate the explorer process you may temporarily experience issues while alt-tabbing and opening other folders. Don’t worry – that’s perfectly normal behavior and even if you don’t manage to finish the tutorial a simple PC reboot will set things back the way they were.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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The Drag and Drop feature in Windows 10 is used to move or copy files or folders from one location to another. If for some reason, it stops working, then performing some of the primary functions becomes difficult. If you are not able to drag and drop files or folders in Windows 10, then here is what you need to do to fix the problem.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).