How to move pictures around in a folder

Anonymous
2009-12-31T11:00:28+00:00

Moving picture files around within a folder

When I try to drag and drop picture files within a folder to improve the order as I did with XP, the files return to their original location within the folder. How can I move pictures around within a folder?

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Anonymous
2010-01-01T01:58:19+00:00

Hi rustyredhead,

Thank you for using Microsoft Windows forum.

You cannot manually rearrange the files/pictures by dragging within the folder in Windows 7. This change is by design in Windows 7. You can only uncheck the option to auto arrange icons on the desktop and can use it only on the desktop.

If you have any concerns or feedback with respect the issue or any other Microsoft application, please visit the links below and post the same:

Microsoft Connect**http://connect.microsoft.com/**

Feedback for Windows 7 

If you are referring to the Arrange by date, size, etc then you can still do that by simply Right clicking and selecting Sort by option in the drop down menu when inside the picture or file folder.

Regards,

Azeez Nadeem - microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-06-03T13:09:27+00:00

    I just upgraded from Vista and cannot believe that Microsoft removed this bit of functionality in Windows 7.  What in the world would make Microsoft think that eliminating a user's choice about managing items with a folder was good thing?  I  arrange 100 images of a single architectural project at a time before naming them, and I need to quckly move them around to see how the order looks and what needs to be adjusted.  In this area, Windows 7 is a downgrade--it prevents me from accomplishing a task that Vista allowed me to do quickly and efficiently.  PLEASE FIX IT!

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-06-22T23:44:23+00:00

    I, too, need to manually move photos around in my folders. Please fix this problem and advise users as soon as possible. Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-06-12T18:54:31+00:00

    Azeez,

    There are a great number of us out there that are extremely frustrated with what appears to be an arbitrary choice to eliminate this option on MS's part, probably to enable some other feature, but simultaneously taking away our need to be able to arrange our files in our own preferred format. And I am sure with some more programming you could have given us this option while still achieving whatever you wanted to achieve in this area of organization and Libraries (which I see no use for). All you did so far since January is to explain that we can't do what we want, then you disappeared, not giving any reasons for why this was done and if MS is going to addresss it and when this will happen

     Is this a forum for real dialogue with MS or just a way to capture stuff you want and think is valuable, and then just ignore the rest. This doesn't show any respect for us as your customers. WE PAY YOUR PAYCHECK> MANY People have been complaining about this since the intro of Windows 7,  and I have yet to hear MS say one thing about why they did it;and more importantly what they plan to do about it.

    Why don't you and MS come out front and be honest with us? We gave you our money and you are hiding on this issue. Will we hear from you again or will you continue to hide? Do you respect your customers or are we just sources of money that you ignore when you want to, after you took our money?

    I hope you prove my worst fears to be wrong.

    Larry

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-03-30T19:50:43+00:00

    This sucks. Is this the future, where we can't choose our own folder opitions? It now has to be done by some corporate stranger. I'll bet your sales are going to go down. I won't buy another windows 7. I will go back to vista Or even Mac. Also I don't want my taskbar cluttered with icons that I can't hide. I willl also complain to anyone who will listen.  nuff said

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