suddenly, dragging copies files instead of moving them

[djungk]

Hi,
With Mint 13 and Mate (32 bit), suddenly, dragging files from the desktop to any folder copies them instead of moving them. I assume I did something to cause this, but i don't know what. Does anyone know how to set it back to allow files to be moved from the desktop?

thank you for your time,

Don

[TheDynamicHamza21]

Does the same thing happen when you move files between different folders using the file manager?

[djungk]

Does the same thing happen when you move files between different folders using the file manager?

No, it only happens going to or from the desktop. But i have found something else. If I hold down the shift key, it moves the files instead of copying them, i.e. exactly the opposite of what one would expect.

Don