Hi, im on KDE Plasma and for some reason the dropping files into the desktop is broken. i can drag files and icons that i have in the desktop to reposition them, but when i try to drag a file from a folder and drop it in the desktop, the green plus icon appears but when dropping, it does nothing. not a menu popup, not a instant copy or move. nothing. but if i open the desktop folder and do the same dropping into the desktop folder it does work. another thing is if i copy and paste into the dektop it does copy without problems.
how can i solve the issue?
i have the desktop already set to folder layout.
thanks in advance
Welcome to the Manjaro community @CaiozZ
I was just able to drag & drop a file from Dolphin onto my Plasma desktop, which is set to Desktop layout, so maybe try switching from Folder View to Desktop.
The issue could also be caused by the type of Plasma session you are running. If you are on X11, try changing to a Wayland session. You can check your session type by running the following command in a terminal:
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
You can change your Plasma session from X11 to Wayland by selecting the session type at the login screen (Wayland is the default for Plasma).
If you have set up autologin to skip the password screen, you can change to a Wayland session by opening System Settings → Colors & Themes → Login Screen (SDDM) → Behavior.
If neither of the above suggestions works, then further troubleshooting may be required.
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Not broken - possibly your configuration.
Right click on desktop → Desktop and Wallpaper → If Layout is Desktop change to Folder View and Apply the change.
Then drag’n’drop a file - you will get a dialog asking what to do with it.
I tested using unstable branch; it work for me; if this is the difference; you will have to wait until the next stable snap.
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.16.0-rc5-1-MANJARO (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
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Ok, some confusion here maybe… anyway, the ‘green plus icon’ is not green on my desktop, it’s white - so that’s not a ‘thing’ and should change with your settings.
Now MY desktop is glitching (I’m blaming you for this). Before I posted, I tested Folder and Desktop views and it worked… something’s definitely going on here.
However, some time ago when moving to Wayland, and not having an X-server to kill, I wrote a superb script.
You could do the same - it should go in your path, and it’s called ‘prestart’ which is short for ‘plasma restart’.
So open a terminal and settle in:
cat > ~/.local/bin/prestart
now paste this:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
systemctl --user restart plasma-plasmashell.service
CtrlD to save that.
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/prestart
Quit the terminal, then you should be able to do prestart from krunner.
If it isn’t already active, then make do for now just running
'systemctl --user restart plasma-plasmashell.service`
Anyway, this should clear your little ‘glitch’. If it doesn’t, then you might be spending some time moving your .config file and finding what caused the issue.
To further isolate the problem, create a new user, log in and try it again on a fresh desktop… then you’ll know if it’s the system, the USER, or maybe just a small glitch in the matrix 
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ok i was on X11 session. switched now to wayland and still have the same problem.
however in both sessions using the Desktop Layout it works. but then in Desktop Layout i can’t select with single click or drag and move like you would normally do, because it is actually creating Widgets, and Widgets open with a single click (no matter the configuration of the click you have, of course i have it one click select and double click to open). and in this layout to drag the icons you have to hold down the left click much much longer compared to a Folder View Layout.
so Desktop Layout is a no go for me. Sticking with Folder View Layout, but still i have the same problem using Wayland too