Can't move anything to different folders

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August 29, 2017
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When I try to move an item into a different bin I get a popup essentially telling me I can't do that (see image below - red circle with slash). This appears to happen after I select a bunch of elements in a timeline and PreComp them but I can't be sure. This absolutely destroys any ability to work. I can't get around it and even worse it seems to infect old saves as well. Any and all help is appreciated!

Correct answer dparsons85

The problem seems to be with my dual monitor setup. If I have the project panel on my second monitor there's a large portion of the bins I can't drag to, BUT if I drag the file to the right most part of the bin window it works.

dparsons85AuthorCorrect answer

Legend

The problem seems to be with my dual monitor setup. If I have the project panel on my second monitor there's a large portion of the bins I can't drag to, BUT if I drag the file to the right most part of the bin window it works.

Lively_elegance1587

Participant

I have the same problem - including moving layer orders in the comp window too - it was fine but it seems like a bug in AE 2020 - if i drag to my default monitor it works again for dragging in project panel and reordering layers - it is because the project I am working on is a bit heavy with illustrator files - but its definitely a bug in AE 2020 I've never encountered on previous versions

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timr83839457

Participant

Seems to bee a dual monitor issue indeed. I fixed it by swapping the 'home' monitor in the finder preferences (Mac).

1. In the finder go to System Preferences > Displays

2. Drag the white bar at the top indicating the home screen accross to the other screen.

Jose Panadero

Community Expert

Are you using the Selection Tool? Sometimes, if you have the Hand Tool selected you cannot do regular tasks

dparsons85Author

Legend

No that's not it. Also, I seem to have spoken too soon. The problem is back and I didn't PreComp anything. I solved it again temporarily by clearing my caches and restarting but I didn't find the underlying issue.