File Folder Window or Desktop: Arranging icons "Manually"

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File Folder Window or Desktop: Arranging icons "Manually"

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Cinnamon, LMDE 3
Of my most preferred desktop and file folder window options is the ability to locate or place file and folder icons manually - where I want them. Grid placement has never met my needs or desires.

In the file folder window Menu | View | Arrange Items, there is an option "Manually." Some times when selecting "Manually," all icons are moved to the upper left corner of the desk top or window, one on top of the other. At other times, all but a few icons appear and some can be moved, others not. Predicting just how the icons will appear has not been an achievement of mine. Some times switching back and forth between icon and list view, places the icons back on a grid.

Is there some special procedure for manual placement of icons that I am not employing or am I dealing with an interface bug? Perhaps there's a dicsussion about this and I've missed it? Does this same problem occur in LMDE 4?
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