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?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

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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
    2010-12-22T13:29:08+00:00

    Hi rustyredhead,

    I thought I would throw my two cents in and see if you tried to opening the folder in movie maker and creating a slide show of the folder contents, movie maker will allow you to move photos around in any order you'd like to view them.

    Otherwise renaming photos will also work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-12-22T10:59:41+00:00

    What a farce. Microsoft deserve to lose the business of professional photographers and the vast number of people who regard manual arrangement as essential. I shall go to Mac very shortly unless a fix is forthcoming.  Come on Microsoft - have you never heard of market research before you issue a new product ? Someone's head should roll over this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-12-21T12:55:34+00:00

    i fully agree with all the posters below. we need this function - to be able to drag and drop photos within a folder, to be able to manually re-arrange photos! it's a huge step backwards not to be able to do this!

    Andrade

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-12-13T04:13:15+00:00

    Azeez-

    This has been a problem now for over a year.....when will it be fixed?

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