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Drag-and-drop tips for Windows, and notes on how PerchShelf is built.
How to save images, links and text from a web page by dragging
What Windows does with each when you drag it out of the browser, and how to keep all three for later.
Bilder, Links und Text per Drag & Drop speichern (Deutsch)
The saving-from-the-browser article, in German.
How to collect files from several folders and send them together
Explorer search, a temporary folder, attaching in rounds, or a drag shelf that gathers files without copying.
Dateien aus mehreren Ordnern sammeln (Deutsch)
The collecting-files article, in German.
Mehrere Dateien in der Zwischenablage? (Deutsch)
What clipboard history (Win+V) keeps, why files are not among it, and how to gather files anyway. In German.
Drag and drop not working on Windows 11/10: 7 causes and fixes
A stuck drag, administrator windows, the taskbar, touchpad settings and the drag threshold: what stops drag and drop, and how to fix it.
Drag & Drop funktioniert nicht unter Windows (Deutsch)
Seven common reasons drag and drop stops working on Windows 11/10, from a stuck drag to administrator windows, with fixes. In German.
Rassembler des fichiers de plusieurs dossiers (Français)
The collecting-files article, in French.
Reunir archivos de varias carpetas (Español)
The collecting-files article, in Spanish.
여러 폴더의 파일을 모아 한 번에 보내는 방법 (한국어)
The collecting-files article, in Korean.
如何把多个文件夹里的文件集中起来一次发送（简体中文）
The collecting-files article, in Simplified Chinese.
複数のフォルダーにあるファイルを集めてまとめて送る方法（日本語）
The collecting-files article, in Japanese.
How to drag a file to a window that is hidden behind another one
Five ways to reach a window you cannot see, from the taskbar hover and Alt+Tab to a drag shelf.
Datei in ein verdecktes Fenster ziehen (Deutsch)
The same five ways, in German.
Drag & Drop: Datei verschieben statt kopieren (Deutsch)
When Windows moves or copies on drop, and the keys that decide it. In German.
Glisser un fichier vers une fenêtre cachée (Français)
The same five ways, in French.
Arrastrar un archivo a una ventana oculta (Español)
The same five ways, in Spanish.
다른 창 뒤에 숨은 창으로 파일 드래그하기 (한국어)
The same five ways, in Korean.
如何把文件拖到被其他窗口挡住的窗口里（简体中文）
The same five ways, in Simplified Chinese.
ほかのウィンドウに隠れたウィンドウへファイルをドラッグする方法（日本語）
The same five ways, in Japanese.
Detecting a mouse shake during drag and drop on Windows
A low-level mouse hook, stroke counting, and an invisible OLE drop target that tells real drags from everything else.
Yoink and Dropover for Windows
What a drag shelf solves, and how PerchShelf brings the Mac idea to Windows 10 and 11.