# Cannot drag and drop to MusicBrainz Picard since v3.32

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-drag-and-drop-to-musicbrainz-picard-since-v3-32/70608
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-drag-and-drop-to-musicbrainz-picard-since-v3-32/70608 "2026-01-29T21:03:32Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-drag-and-drop-to-musicbrainz-picard-since-v3-32/70608/9 "2026-02-03T09:52:01Z")

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> [@salt](#):
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> Did you try with a very long file name in a long path?

Yes, with this (\> 500 characters)

```auto
c:\Users\florian\TestFiles\MP3\012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789\001 012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 012345.mp3

```

It works both in foobar2000 and Picard, the former displaying the file path in the 8.3 notation `C:\Users\florian\TESTFI~1\MP3\012345~1\001012~1.MP3`, the latter in the long filename notation as `\\?\C:\...`

> [@salt](#):
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> it appears to be a change after 3.31a that makes this operation no longer possible.

I basically had to re-implement everything drag and drop related due to repeated crashes with the framework-provided solution I used before. Here is the protocol of this daunting process for reference:

> [@Random crashes when dragging files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/random-crashes-when-dragging-files/69942):
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> Lately, I’ve been getting frequent crashes of Mp3tag 3.31a on Windows 11 when dragging files into, out of, or even just across the application window. It’s not consistent, but it happens almost every day at least once. The number and type of files doesn’t seem to matter. The files verify OK in foobar. Often there’s an Alt+Tab involved, e.g. I’ll click on files and start dragging them, and while holding mouse button, I’ll use my other hand to press Alt+Tab(+more Tab keypresses as needed) to swi…

Unfortunately, due to the inherent issues with this solution, there is no going back.

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