Drag and Drop Completion Message

compupix · Feb 28, 2024

Is there a way to automatically get a completion message after doing every drag and drop?
Occasionally I will accidentally drag and drop.
Sometimes I drag and drop to the wrong location.
After doing every drag and drop, how do I get the system to tell me what it just did?

Alternative request: Before completing the drag and drop, have the system ask for confirmation, with details.

andrew129260 · Feb 28, 2024

Not that I am aware of. I have never accidently dragged and dropped either. I'm surprised. That happens a lot to you?

Brink · Feb 28, 2024

Hello compupix,

One method to help find out what you did is to right click on the background of the desktop or windows this happened at, and see which last action is shows to "Undo".

Undo and Redo in File Explorer in Windows 11

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compupix · Feb 28, 2024

Brink said:
Hello compupix,

One method to help find out what you did is to right click on the background of the desktop or windows this happened at, and see which last action is shows to "Undo".

Undo and Redo in File Explorer in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to undo and redo your last action in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Undo and Redo options in File Explorer allow you to quickly and easily correct mistakes made in File Explorer and most other apps. The Undo option is only available after you perform an action...

www.elevenforum.com

I just checked using this method. Windows shows an option to "Undo copy." I'm still flying blind. Specifically, Undo what? Windows should show exactly what undo does.
Too many times, Windows does not display enough information.

Brink · Feb 28, 2024

compupix said:
I just checked using this method. Windows shows an option to "Undo copy." I'm still flying blind. Specifically, Undo what? Windows should show exactly what undo does.
Too many times, Windows does not display enough information.

Yeah, it only tells you the action and not what. You'll have to undo to hopefully see.

compupix · Feb 28, 2024

Brink said:
Yeah, it only tells you the action and not what. You'll have to undo to hopefully see.

Right. If you don't have the right window open, you won't even see what just was undone.

Brink · Feb 28, 2024

If you find yourself mistakenly drag and drop often, you could adjust the drag and drop sensitivity below to a higher value to help prevent this from happening as easily.

Change Drag and Drop Sensitivity in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the drag and drop sensitivity to what you want for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. By default in Windows, if you drag an item by a distance of 4 pixels and leave it, it will result in a drag and drop operation. When you drag and drop files...

www.elevenforum.com

compupix · Feb 28, 2024

Brink said:
If you find yourself mistakenly drag and drop often, you could adjust the drag and drop sensitivity below to a higher value to help prevent this from happening as easily.

Change Drag and Drop Sensitivity in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the drag and drop sensitivity to what you want for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. By default in Windows, if you drag an item by a distance of 4 pixels and leave it, it will result in a drag and drop operation. When you drag and drop files...

www.elevenforum.com

I saw this.
It's not like a green light is displayed once the threshold distance is reached. I'm not sure about making this change.

Edwin · Feb 28, 2024

'Cut & Paste' is always safer!

compupix · Feb 28, 2024

Edwin said:
'Cut & Paste' is always safer!

That's an idea! Now, how do I disable drag and drop?

Brink · Feb 28, 2024

compupix said:
That's an idea! Now, how do I disable drag and drop?

You can adjust the drag and drop sensitivity below to a high enough value to effectively disable drag and drop.

Change Drag and Drop Sensitivity in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change the drag and drop sensitivity to what you want for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. By default in Windows, if you drag an item by a distance of 4 pixels and leave it, it will result in a drag and drop operation. When you drag and drop files...

www.elevenforum.com

compupix · Feb 28, 2024

Brink said:
You can adjust the drag and drop sensitivity below to a high enough value to effectively disable drag and drop.

I just changed DragHeight and DragWidth both from 4 to 100.
It does change more than drag and drop moving files and folders. The same setting also affects dragging windows. So, moving windows a little bit is now a bit clunky.
I'll see how I like it.

Brink · Feb 28, 2024

You may need to play with the value for a bit until you find one that works best for you.

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