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can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 03.11.2019, 22:30
by vsrawat
I find that I can't drag files from elsewhere or from windows explorer windows to drop the same in fc window.

why so? any setting is required for that?

Thanks.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 04.07.2020, 20:18
by jcouch93
Does your issue happen only when dragging to network drives or when dragging to any drive\folder? Mine works fine when the drive\folder is local or it's a mapped drive. I can't drag from my desktop to a network drive (just gives the "No" sign (circle with line through it)) but I can open my desktop in one pane and then use the copy command to copy the file.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 05.07.2020, 13:36
by vsrawat
everything is in on my local pc only, either hard disks or pen drives.

Intenet is connected, but there is no other pc or device making a network.

I can't drag-drop anything from desktop or windows explorer to fc window nor vice versa.

It restricts file transfer lot, I have to open windows explorer for any file transfer that is not open in fc tab. Though I can drag drop within fc and its tabs.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 05.07.2020, 15:12
by ralfso
Do you start FC with admin rights?

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 05.07.2020, 17:49
by Dreamer
Or try to hold Ctrl while drag&drop.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 06.07.2020, 16:49
by vsrawat
ralfso wrote: 05.07.2020, 15:12 Do you start FC with admin rights?
I am not aware. whatever start menu, or taskbar icon fc installer creates, I click that only. I am not aware whether that has admin rights or not.

how to assign admin rights to that, or to batch file fc command line?

Thanks.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 06.07.2020, 16:52
by vsrawat
Dreamer wrote: 05.07.2020, 17:49 Or try to hold Ctrl while drag&drop.
wow, holding ctrl works,

My decade long prolbem solved.

though I wonder why ctrl key qualifier should be required.

Also, Ctrl does copy. but if I have to MOVE the file, not copy, what is the qualifier? pressing Ctrl and Shift doesn't seem to work, this combo is saying it will create a link of the dragged file in the destination folder.

I have tried only to-fro desktop and fc window, I haven't yet tried between windows explorer and fc.

Thanks.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 06.07.2020, 21:06
by Dreamer
You should not run FC with admin rights, it was just a question.

If you don't want to use Ctrl, just switch the "blocking transfer" option, disable, if it was enabled.

https://freecommander.com/fchelpxe/en/DragDrop.html

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 07.07.2020, 18:10
by vsrawat
Now I can move/copy files to-fro desktop and fc window.

but still not able to move/ copy files between windows explorer and fc window/ tabs.

Thanks.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 07.07.2020, 21:21
by Dreamer
Which FC version and OS version are you using?

First try to upgrade FC to latest version.

It works good here, FC 810a 32-bit public, 822 64-bit donor, Windows 10 2004 64-bit.

Re: can't drag files from elsewhere to drop in fc window

Posted: 08.07.2020, 07:08
by vsrawat
I am using FC XE 2020 810a 32-bit public

It cannot be a bug, it has to be some settings.

Thanks.