Moving folders

[Windows Expat]

I've been a Mac user for almost a year now, and there's one thing that still baffles me...

When I'm drag/dropping a folder into a folder which already contains numerous folders, how do I keep the new one from being added INTO an existing subfolder?

In other words, I want folder A to live in folder B. But folder B already contains folders C, D, and E. I don't want A to get added INTO C, D, or E. But this often happens when I'm dragging folders around.

I'm usually in list view, btw.

Hope that makes sense

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Can this help?

 

[Windows Expat]

Not exactly. It works if there's empty space in the window, but when there's a long list of folders filling it, I'm not sure where to release to keep it from getting added to a subfolder?

Also, I'm using Safari and your Youtube video wouldn't appear in the reply. I had to open Firefox to see what you linked. Weird?

 

[heisenberg123]

Not exactly. It works if there's empty space in the window, but when there's a long list of folders filling it, I'm not sure where to release to keep it from getting added to a subfolder?

Also, I'm using Safari and your Youtube video wouldn't appear in the reply. I had to open Firefox to see what you linked. Weird?

when you drag it over the other folder its starts as a full highlight, when that changes to the just the outside line highlight than you can let it go

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Not exactly. It works if there's empty space in the window, but when there's a long list of folders filling it, I'm not sure where to release to keep it from getting added to a subfolder?

Can this help then? You can scroll up and down the folder list if you go to the top/bottom of the window and then release it on the actual folder.

 

[heisenberg123]

Can this help then? You can scroll up and down the folder list if you go to the top/bottom of the window and then release it on the actual folder.

YouTube: video​

Strangely had the same problem, but I also use ClickToFlash and videos embedded on a message board seem to be ****ed up right now in Safari.
Firefox has no problems though.

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You mean like this?

YouTube: video​

i dont know youtube is blocked at work, im not on a mac right now was my description way off?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

was my description way off?

I don't think so, I just thought, maybe I misunderstood the OP, and you may have understood, this my visual presentation.
I guess you mean the blue frame, that appears, when one drags a folder to a place to add it to the main folder.

 

[heisenberg123]

I don't think so, I just thought, maybe I misunderstood the OP, and you may have understood, this my visual presentation.
I guess you mean the blue frame, that appears, when one drags a folder to a place to add it to the main folder.

Image​

ya correct