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Drag and drop from firefox to Windows desktop stopped working after updating to Firefox Quantum 68.0 (64-bit)

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After updating to v68 (x64) earlier today, drag and drop of pictures from Firefox to Windows desktop, stopped working

What I tried so far

Tried turning it off and on again didn't work

Started firefox in safemode with no add-ons didn't work

Started windows in safe mode and then started firefox in safemode with no add-ons didn't work

Drag n Drop + holding Ctrl key didn't work Drag n Drop + holding Alt key didn't work

Created a new profile didn't work

Re-installed v68 didn't work

uninstalled and erased ALL firefox files, then installed v68 didn't work

Installed v68 on a fresh install of Windows didn't work

Installed a fresh copy of Windows on a freshly assembled computer and made a fresh installation of v68 Firefox didn't work

Is there something else I can do, in order to fix this problem, besides using Google Chrome

After '''updating to v68 (x64) '''earlier today, drag and drop of pictures from Firefox to Windows desktop, stopped working '''What I tried so far''' Tried turning it off and on again ''didn't work'' Started firefox in safemode with no add-ons ''didn't work'' Started windows in safe mode and then started firefox in safemode with no add-ons ''didn't work'' Drag n Drop + holding Ctrl key ''didn't work'' Drag n Drop + holding Alt key ''didn't work'' Created a new profile ''didn't work'' Re-installed v68 ''didn't work'' uninstalled and erased ALL firefox files, then installed v68 ''didn't work'' Installed v68 on a fresh install of Windows ''didn't work'' Installed a fresh copy of Windows on a freshly assembled computer and made a fresh installation of v68 Firefox ''didn't work'' Is there something else I can do, in order to fix this problem, besides using '''Google Chrome'''

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I'm not sure how to react right now.... Earlier today, dragging and dropping to desktop didn't work, I tried to drag and drop a url on desktop, in order to check if creating a shortcut on desktop would work. It worked So, naturally, I tried to drag a picture and it worked....

I just called a priest, I think my PC is in need of an exorcism

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Hi Rush7757, if you skim through this thread, you will find some other workarounds. See also:

Drag and Drop errors with Firefox Launcher Process enabled and Windows UAC disabled - How to Fix

Or you could start a new question if the workarounds have stopped working for you. To start a new question, use the following links, and scroll down past suggestions to continue with the form:

https://support.mozilla.org/questions/new/desktop/fix-problems

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