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How to disable folder drag and drop

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I would like to know how to disable folder drag and drop within the "Mail Folders" section of Outlook 2007 because I occasionally drag and drop a folder by accident when i am just trying to click a folder, and sometimes I don't know what I dragged or where it went. Any solutions would be appreciated.
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Its not possible to disable it within outlook. I don't know of any solutions, other than being more careful. You might want to check your mouse configuration and see if you can make it less sensitive or to require double clicks to select.

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Hi Diane,

 

My possible answer:

 

An attorney called and wanted to prevent accidental drag and dropping, between Folders in Outlook and emails to Folders in Outlook and Filesite. The method I found was to change a setting on the Mouse... Control Panel > Mouse > Mouse Properties > Buttons Tab > ClickLock Group > Turn on ClickLock. My Firm's default is unchecked.

 

The ClickLock feature will allow your selection to be highlighted. It allows for clicking and dragging, but, the item that was selected cannot be "released" until you click again. 

 

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Steve "The Gnarley"

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Its not possible to disable it within outlook. I don't know of any solutions, other than being more careful. You might want to check your mouse configuration and see if you can make it less sensitive or to require double clicks to select.

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Thanks for the information Diane. I'll have to be more careful with my clicks.
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Hi Diane.

 

I also have this problem, and think alot of other people have it.

I'm using a RollerMouse where the click function is where I move the cursor, so I accidently move folders around. Latest I discovered I have moved a folder to "Deleted Items" - not good, because all the emails was deleted without me knowing it.

 

If it is not possible now, then please take it up with R&D so it will be possible to have a popup message to ask if you really want to move the folder. It could be on moving folder only and not emails, or both.

 

Thanks.

Benny, Denmark

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I have the same problem in Outlook 2010, and lots of other people in my office do too.  Once, a secretary accidentally lost a folder of appointment emails that were populated with incoming message rules.  It took her nearly two weeks to figure out what had happened and why she couldn't find emails that people had sent her.

There really should be a "lock folders" option to prevent them from moving!  Hopefully the Office UI team can take note...

If a development team is listening, this problem doesn't happen from being careless.  If a user clicks a folder to select it and there is any slight vertical motion after the down click, a neighboring folder will swallow the selected one.  Heaven forbid you try to select a folder using a touchscreen or laptop touchpad, or do work on a moving vehicle!  

The flexibility of folders and mail rules is one of the main reasons I use outlook.  This should be a simple thing to fix --  It doesn't even need to take any UI space.  Just a "lock folders" setting is all we need.
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Hi Diane,

 

My possible answer:

 

An attorney called and wanted to prevent accidental drag and dropping, between Folders in Outlook and emails to Folders in Outlook and Filesite. The method I found was to change a setting on the Mouse... Control Panel > Mouse > Mouse Properties > Buttons Tab > ClickLock Group > Turn on ClickLock. My Firm's default is unchecked.

 

The ClickLock feature will allow your selection to be highlighted. It allows for clicking and dragging, but, the item that was selected cannot be "released" until you click again. 

 

Regards,

 

Steve "The Gnarley"

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Cool - thanks for sharing. I don't think its an option in all mouse software but if your mouse software has it, use it. (Intellimouse software has the option .)

 

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the drag n drop of folders must be the worst feature ever for a mailsystem. what you want is NOT a hyper dynamic filestructure that will mess around your sensitive information just because you are in a hurry. in any corporate setting you will have tons of folders with sensitive information and using MS Outlook will suddenly be a major operational risk.

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Actually seems to work - if you set the setting to 'Short', otherwise it wont lock.

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I would like to add that even if you quickly find the moved folder and move it back, it seems to mess up all of your Rules.  I had to redo about 20 rules that applied to that folder.  This was with Outlook 2010 w/ Gmail via IMAP.
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Yes, moving folders will break rules that use the folders and you'll need to repoint the rule to the folder.

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