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Can't Drag and Drop to Arrange Photos on Windows 8.1

OnAndUp
OnAndUp Posts: 981 Forumite
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edited 1 November 2014 at 6:25PM in Techie Stuff
Hi all!

I'm on my Windows 8.1 desktop that I haven't used very much for various reasons......

Anyway I have scanned some old photos and simply want to do "drag and drop!" to re-arrange the order they are in, however I can't it won't let me!!

I have had a google of the question but am still unsure, came across answers suggesting putting them by date / name etc. I don't want any of those just to drag and drop them to a random order that I want them in aaarrgggh!!

Can anyone please help me?

Thanks :D
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  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 5,107 Forumite
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    They will always sort into the criteria you have selected. To remove the defaults...............Right click in the pictures folder - Sort by - click on 'more' - deselect all the criteria that has a tick. Then try and arrange them as you want.
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  • Brain_Dead
    Brain_Dead Posts: 8 Forumite
    You can't...

    Being able to drag and drop pictures to any order you want was a feature that was depreciated in windows7 onwards, since 7 auto arrange is enabled by default on all folders other than the desktop so the ability to arrange files to your own order isn't possible.

    Annoying and caused a lot of complaints when windows7 was first released.
  • mart44
    mart44 Posts: 219 Forumite
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    One way of overcoming the difficulty can be to rename files. For instance:

    001-Our dog.jpg
    002-Mum & Dad.jpg
    003-Family.jpg
    Error! - Keyboard not attached. Press any key to continue.
  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 5,107 Forumite
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    ....Or you can disable auto arrange by following THIS.
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  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,351 Forumite
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    Great - another capability they removed with Windows 8.
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