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Better drag and drop / clipboard integration of files across applications #164

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Benjamin Pasero (bpasero)
opened on Nov 19, 2015

This includes being able to drag files and folders from VS Code into other applications as well as to being able to copy a file or folder to the native clipboard.

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  9. tinganho commented on Oct 21, 2016

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    Tingan Ho (tinganho)
    on Oct 21, 2016

    Does this cover dragging a folder from desktop to VSCode, and adding that folder into an existing project?

    Right now, dragging a folder to an open project/window. Opens a new window on Mac. Which is not what people expect I suppose. Though, dragging a folder to the VSCode app icon should open a new window.

  10. bpasero commented on Oct 21, 2016

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    Benjamin Pasero (bpasero)
    on Oct 21, 2016
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    We are explicitly disabling to drop a folder into the explorer to copy it to prevent accidentally large folder-copy operations. We could however allow to drop a folder and ask the user for feedback, so I would say that is independent from this particular issue here.

  11. bpasero commented on Jan 21, 2017

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    Benjamin Pasero (bpasero)
    on Jan 21, 2017
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    Played around a little bit with electron/electron#6333 but unfortunately once I do that, no in-app DND seems to be working anymore...

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  15. michael-hawker commented on Sep 11, 2024

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    Michael Hawker (michael-hawker)
    on Sep 11, 2024

    Was just hoping to copy a file from VS Code Explorer into my Visual Studio project.

  16. kingda commented on Sep 11, 2024

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    Kenny (kingda)
    on Sep 11, 2024 via email · Hidden as spam

  17. duohelingdukele commented on Mar 5, 2025

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    duohelingdukele
    on Mar 5, 2025

    In vscode administrator mode, I can copy and paste files to explorer, but cannot drag and drop to copie files

  18. kingda commented on Mar 5, 2025

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    Kenny (kingda)
    on Mar 5, 2025 via email · Hidden as spam

  19. clicktodev commented on May 26, 2025

    @clicktodev
    Hichem (clicktodev)
    on May 26, 2025

    This is the error i get when i try to drag and drop from winrar to vscode

    Some or all of the dropped files could not be accessed for import.

    i think this might be a chromium limitation

  20. kingda commented on May 26, 2025

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    Kenny (kingda)
    on May 26, 2025 via email

  21. interpner commented on Dec 21, 2025

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    Jabez (interpner)
    on Dec 21, 2025

    +1

  22. kingda commented on Dec 21, 2025

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    Kenny (kingda)
    on Dec 21, 2025 via email
  23. ImageTom (tomFelder)
    added 2 commits that reference this issue on Jul 15, 2026

    feat(livingDocs): docx -> Markdown import (A1, issue #129) (#160)

    faadb40

    feat(livingDocs): xlsx as CSV sources + PDF as read-only context (issue

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  24. Imagedapar777
    added a commit that references this issue on Sep 17, 2026

    Keep each file's encoding and line endings; drag the attachment chip …

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  25. ImageDmitriy Vasyura (dmitrivMS)
    marked Support copying files from Explorer to system clipboard for pasting outside VS Code #336084 as a duplicate of this issue on Sep 23, 2026

  26. xzxiaoshan commented on Sep 23, 2026

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    xzxiaoshan
    on Sep 23, 2026

    It's been ten years, yet Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to other windows still don’t work.

  27. kingda commented on Sep 23, 2026

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    Kenny (kingda)
    on Sep 23, 2026 via email
  28. ImageDmitriy Vasyura (dmitrivMS)
    marked Drag Files from VS Code File Explorer to External Applications #329709 as a duplicate of this issue on Sep 25, 2026
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