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Oscar35199136c85r
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July 23, 2025

Cannot drag files into project preview panel anymore

  • July 23, 2025
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Since the update to 2025 I cannot drag-drop files into my project preview window (the empty space) anymore. This works fine on 2024. 

I thought this was a functionality, but turns out it is a bug.

It happens when I start in Safe Mode. It also happens in Ae Beta. 

I had the problem in Ae Beta 2025 last year, I purposefully didn't upgrade to 2025 until I couldn't put it off anymore for work last month. Since then I cannot drag any kind of file into the project panel window. 

I also recorded this video in the #general-ae chat of the Adobe discord. NLE_Ninja (Kes) recommended I'd report this as a bug, as I was under the impression this was an intentional update (although I couldn't understand why).

 

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Oscar35199136c85rAuthor
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July 23, 2025

It works! Thank you David! 

nishu_kush
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nishu_kushCommunity Manager
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July 23, 2025

Thank you for updating the thread, Oscar. Feel free to reach out if there are any other questions.


Thanks,
Nishu

David.Arbor
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David.ArborCommunity Manager
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July 23, 2025

Hi @Oscar35199136c85r ,

 

Thanks for reporting this issue. This was indeed a bug that was introduced by a different bug fix, but it's since been taken care of. Can you upgrade to the latest version of AE? You should see 25.3.2 in the Creative Cloud desktop app.

 

Thanks,
- David, After Effects Engineering Team

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