I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Did I mess up a setting?
I am running 24.40.0107, but I think it was true on the previous version. Before I haven't noticed. :cry:

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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UAC is your enemy. You've probably run XY as admin. Don't.

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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I hear you. I am running as a user.

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Then drag'n'drop is broken. (Assuming that you already tried to restart XY: ) A Windows reboot should fix that.

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Sorry, the reboot didn't help. Problem remains.

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Can you drag stuff from the list to the tree?

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Configuration | Other | Shell Integration | Drag and Drop | [x] Extended compatibility for clipboard and drag and drop

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Yes! Even to the desktop folder. So that's a workaround.

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Can you try with a fresh instance?

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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I tried with a /fresh copy. That works fine (as expected).
Then I saw Jupe's suggestion about extended compatibility. Ticked that and it seems to work. Any other side effects from that choice?
Oh, I just checked History.txt. The cost is speed! Not a good thing then...

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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If it works in fresh, which indeed is expected, then it's some setting.

From where are you dragging, list or tree?

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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Yeah, that was my guess. I mentioned it in my question. But can't think of what...
I am (trying to drag) from list. (in fact, as mentioned earlier, dragging from the list to the desktop on the tree, it works!
Weird.

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XYplorer: 24.40.0107 - Lifetime License Enterprise
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Uptime: 22 hrs, 35 mins, 28 secs Runtime Library Version: 6.00.9848
Memory Usage: 94,568 KB, Virtual Memory Size: 59,176 KB

OS: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045.2965 (10.0), .NET v4.8.04084
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Re: I can't drag from any folder to the desktop

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Thanks. But I cannot explain it. Out of ideas.

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