Vscode: There is no confirmation window while drag-dropping project files in the "Explore" panel.

Created on 17 Dec 2015 · 15Comments · Source: microsoft/vscode

Without confirmation window on drag-dropping files in the Explore panel there is a chance to accidentally move project files to another directory.

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Egorrr

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@bpasero IMO not asking for confirmation is what I expect. Normal OS explorers behave the same. However they allow me to undo such changes. So I would expect undo in VSCode as well.

dbaeumer on 17 Dec 2015

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@bpasero IMO not asking for confirmation is what I expect. Normal OS explorers behave the same. However they allow me to undo such changes. So I would expect undo in VSCode as well.

dbaeumer on 17 Dec 2015

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:+1:

bpasero on 17 Dec 2015

I'm not sure is its correct comparison, but for example in Jetbrains Webstorm when I drag-drop files there I see a confirmation window, which protects from accidentally moving some files from one directory to another. Otherwise, you can somehow drag files with your mouse and not even notice that.

Egorrr on 21 Dec 2015

I have had this problem many times and even had a plugin in Visual Studio .NET that did this for me: Here's a user-voice post for this same feature: https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/293070-visual-studio-code/suggestions/11312763-ask-before-moving-files-in-solution-explorer-tree

Matthijs-Wessels on 5 Jan 2016

Hi @dbaeumer, I think could be (and perhaps _should be_) different features:

Showing a confirmation window (with _do not ask me anymore_ option maybe)
Undo changes in the Explore panel

Recently I had to look at "git status" and figure out which file I moved accidentally, and it's really a pain.

gaguirre on 12 May 2016

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+1, I just did this and had a Visual Studio PTSD response.

jamietre on 28 Jun 2016

Fyi for July (or insiders) https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/4842 is pushed and allows to disable DND in the explorer.

bpasero on 5 Jul 2016

PR welcome.

bpasero on 11 May 2017

Hi! I'd like to work on this. This is something that's annoyed me for a while now.

snhardin on 30 Jun 2017

Its very annoying when a folder goes (i dont even know where and what) by accident. Especially when using touchpad.

The worst thing is when working on others directory and dont know the actual structure.

patwaswapnil on 21 Aug 2017

+1
there should be either a confirmation dialog or an undo functionality

a-eid on 22 Aug 2017

andypotts on 5 Sep 2017

Is there anything like cmd+Z for this?

BrennerSpear on 8 Sep 2017

+1. It's specially painful to move node_modules, or accidentally moving your mouse and not even having an idea of what has been moved to where.

jfconde on 15 Sep 2017

I added a new setting "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": true which is enabled by default and shows a confirm dialog that provides a checkbox to quickly change this setting to no longer show a confirmation: