I have a new machine running Vista 64 home. I'm trying to tranfer files from my previous machine (also Vista64) by taking the files from the backup external drive that was connected to the previous machine.
I took the USB line off the old and connected to the new, and opened the external drive using explorer. I opened another explorer window and viewed the hard drive directory on the new machine that I intend to be the destination directory for the files from the external drive.
I can drag & drop a single file from external to internal drive.
I can drag & drop a folder.
Problem is, I cannot drag and drop a folder that contains a subfolder. I want to drag and drop my entire "documents" directory with tons of subdirectory.
When I attempt to drag & drop a folder that includes subfolders, the "+" appears when I hover over the destination explorer window, as if it is an acceptable operation. When I release the mouse, nothing happens and there is no error message.
I took the USB line off the old and connected to the new, and opened the external drive using explorer. I opened another explorer window and viewed the hard drive directory on the new machine that I intend to be the destination directory for the files from the external drive.
I can drag & drop a single file from external to internal drive.
I can drag & drop a folder.
Problem is, I cannot drag and drop a folder that contains a subfolder. I want to drag and drop my entire "documents" directory with tons of subdirectory.
When I attempt to drag & drop a folder that includes subfolders, the "+" appears when I hover over the destination explorer window, as if it is an acceptable operation. When I release the mouse, nothing happens and there is no error message.
