# Drag and Drop changes directory...
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 25, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073 "2005-06-25T17:57:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/1 "2005-06-25T17:57:12Z")
For some reason, this happens to me a lot (evidently I can't aim)...
When I think I'm scrolling I'm actually dragging at the extreme right hand side of the file list. What happens after I do that is it loads that subdirectory only. Is there any way to turn off this behavior, even if it's in the registry only?
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### Author:  [@nickless](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nickless)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/2 "2005-06-30T19:23:26Z")
You can move Mp3Tag window to the right or maximize it to avoid dragging something on the right side... 😳
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### Author:  [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2005, 10:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/3 "2005-07-01T10:19:08Z")
> [@](#):
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> You can move Mp3Tag window to the right or maximize it to avoid dragging something on the right side... 😳
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
And then how would I scroll exactly? I already maximize the window...
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2005, 11:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/4 "2005-07-01T11:18:51Z")
😳
Sorry, but I don't understand what you're describing. Please be a little bit more specific.
Regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2005, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/5 "2005-07-01T11:34:05Z")
This is what I think he means...
He thinks that he is moving the vertical scroll-bar but he is actually drag-and-dropping a file which on release causes MP3Tag to load the directory where the drag-and-dropped file resides. I prepared a small movie to demonstrate this since it's pretty hard to explain the behavior.
Attachment 254 not found.
It is not a bug obviously, but he is asking if it is possible to disable the current behavior.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2005, 11:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/6 "2005-07-01T11:37:38Z")
Ahh, I understand 🙂 Thanks Sebastian!
I could try to detect, whether Mp3tag is the drag'n'drop source and disable drag'n'drop in these cases. This way you won't be able to load subdirectories using drag'n'drop.
I don't know if someone is using this feature and will miss it 
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/7 "2005-07-01T12:43:09Z")
> [@](#):
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> Ahh, I understand 🙂 Thanks Sebastian!
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> I could try to detect, whether Mp3tag is the drag'n'drop source and disable drag'n'drop in these cases. This way you won't be able to load subdirectories using drag'n'drop.
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> I don't know if someone is using this feature and will miss it 
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> Best regards,
> ~ Florian
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Thank you as well Sebastian, that's exactly what I meant. Florian, if you're able to detect if it were coming from mp3tag, that would be a great help. Thanks 🙂
[EDIT: Fixed typos]
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### Author:  [@Cyrom](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cyrom)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/8 "2005-07-01T18:35:23Z")
I would also voice my desire for this change.
I know i have done this a few times. It does get annoying when you are working with a large group of files form various subdirectories and inadvertently do this and load only the directory of the dragged file.
Cyrom
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### Author:  [@monkey102](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/monkey102)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/9 "2005-07-02T17:49:16Z")
I've been using this "feature" a lot after discovering it by accident too, although I guess I wouldn't really mind if it was taken out.
At first it was a bit annoying but I found it's quite a quick way to traverse into a subdirectory, in fact, I think I use it so much I don't think I even know another way to go into a sub directory!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2005, 11:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/10 "2005-07-05T11:25:18Z")
The current [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de) fixes this unwanted behaviour.
Hope everything is working well, because the implementation of the window detection during the drag'n'drop operation was a little bit tricky 
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/11 "2005-07-05T12:27:15Z")
> [@](#):
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> The current [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de) fixes this unwanted behaviour.
Thanks again, Florian. this is great news.
> [@](#):
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> Hope everything is working well, because the implementation of the window detection during the drag'n'drop operation was a little bit tricky 
I will report back if I have any problems.
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/12 "2005-07-05T12:29:41Z")
Could MP3Tag load the directory on a right double-click? 🙂
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/13 "2005-07-05T14:21:22Z")
> [@](#):
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> Could MP3Tag load the directory on a right double-click? 🙂
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
You can still load the subdirectory by dropping the a on one of the file views header columns.
I've left this hidden feature for people who would have missed the quick navigation to subdirectories 🙂
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-and-drop-changes-directory/2073/14 "2026-02-09T12:19:24Z")