Dropping files in Vortex stopped working

[DarkDominion]

! ! S O L V E D ! !

 

***UPDATE***

Running Vortex as administrator causes the problem !! on WIN 7 64bit Ultimate.

So, switch off administrator rights and you can drag and drop again .

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Hello again :smile:

 

I used to be able to drop files in Vortex ( in the same square as the one you use to add mod from URL ) to "manually" download them .

That function has stopped working, or I'm an idiot ( which is also true I guess :tongue: )

 

What is the fix ( if there is any ) ?

Cheers

-=DD=-

Edited March 15, 2018 by DarkDominion

[KarebuS]

Try reinstalling Vortex? And are you sure it's not working or is the mod your trying to install corrupted or something?

[DarkDominion]

I've seen Gopher having the same problem when installing mods through Vortex live on Twitch

On a closer look : it does work on his side :)

Edited March 15, 2018 by DarkDominion

[Toriko]

I have had the same problem and reinstalling did not correct it.

[DarkDominion]

UPDATE:

Even after re-installing "dropping files" is still not possible.

I would really love to fix for this ?

[Tannin42]

Where from are you dragging the file? Is it a local file on disk or a link in the browser?

[DarkDominion]

Where from are you dragging the file? Is it a local file on disk or a link in the browser?

I have Vortex and Skyrim SE installed on my D: drive, I have the files in question on my desktop ( that's the C: drive, right ? ) in a folder called "SSE loose files" .

 

With Vortex open and the "SSE loose files" open I drag a "xxx.7z" file onto the "drop here" square and try to drop it there, but it refuses ; it's "squared out"

 

Again : this has worked in an earlier version of Vortex, but somewhere down the line ( from 0.13.1 onward I think ) it stopped working.

Never worked on 0.13.3 and still doesn't work on the 0.13.5 BETA

 

Thanks for looking into this Tannin42

 

EDIT : this goes for the "Drop File" on the "downloads" tab and the "Mods" tab.

If I want to manually add files from my "SSE loose files" folder I must use the "Install From File" option on top of the "Mods" tab

Edited March 14, 2018 by DarkDominion

[Tannin42]

I just tested, it continues to work for me.

When you say "it's squared out" you mean Vortex visually shows it doesn't like the file? Could you show me a screenshot? Because that should only happen if what you try to drag there isn't actually a file but, say, a bunch of text from a text editor.

[DarkDominion]

I cannot show a picture of Vortex refusing the file for it doesn't show up on the screenshot

"not liking"the file as in "it shows a circle with a dash running through it" like this

 

Screenshot of my build, and me dragging a xxx.7z to the drop box :

And before you say : no, you should drop it in the "mod" tab drop box... Tried that, doesn't work either

Edited March 14, 2018 by DarkDominion

[oblivionfan52]

I'll also confirm drag and drop does not work for me in 13.5, and has not since 13.3. I'm not sure I tried it earlier than that.