# Tab moving not possible **URL:** \ **Category:** Help & Support\ **Created:** [August 23, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371 "2026-08-23T04:08:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/1 "2026-08-23T04:08:55Z")
I can't move the tabs anymore. They open as new windows, so I have to move them back into the lists. Here's an example using a new Lister with two tabs. I want to move the one at the back to position one. ![23-08-2026_05-58-30](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/7/e7b78dee6deb20dbbf4fcb855c294c15fc5e00e9.png) Then the tab closes, and I'm left with this window. ![23-08-2026_05-57-50](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/b/fb78cf81b176eff30de7dbf302eb6866c35e493c.jpeg) Is this a problem with the graphics card or the drivers? ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/2 "2026-08-23T08:03:54Z")
Does it only happen when two tabs have the same path? (If so, are any scripts installed, especially one that de-duplicates tabs?) How are the tabs being moved? Does the same happen for both drag & drop and moving tabs for the right-click menu? ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/3 "2026-08-23T08:48:00Z")
no scripts ![grafik](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/9/e9bb6622d14a5bcacc53dc58b00f27a2ea8d2a81.png) It happens when you drag and drop with the mouse. It doesn't matter how many tabs there are or whether it's a single-pane or dual-pane list. I don't see an option to move a tab in the right-click menu ![grafik](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/2/e2f3e20c304d69693e5493d6810660c8f4482d5c.png) ---
**Author:** ![lxp](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/lxp/32/33734_2.png) [@lxp](https://resource.dopus.com/u/lxp)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/4 "2026-08-23T09:12:01Z")
Works fine here, even with my clunky office mouse and my crooked fingers. But I also only have a simple iGPU, and the graphics drivers have been the same for months. You can use these commands to move the tabs left and right: ```plaintext Go TABPOS=-1 ``` ```plaintext Go TABPOS=+1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Bennjamin](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/bennjamin/32/73048_2.png) [@Bennjamin](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Bennjamin)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/5 "2026-08-23T09:25:09Z")
Just my 2p on this: Two fundamental rules on every known Windows system, when something behaves in unexplicable ways: (1) Restart the offensive app (in this case DO). (2) If it doesn't help, reboot. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/6 "2026-08-23T10:30:39Z")
Now I'm on a computer instead of a phone and can see the image better, I notice the drag image of the tab on the left: ![image](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/7/37f23d3540ecb474430e26d3b3242a8378bc9aa1.jpeg) Was the mouse still over the tab bar when this was taken? Is that preview still there _after_ releasing the mouse button, or was the button still down? Which Opus version are you using? ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/7 "2026-08-23T10:36:38Z")
DP completely uninstalled. Completely cleaned the registry using HiBitUninstaller. Restart. DP 13.25 reinstalled. Tested the tabs. Same result. Test immediately after reinstallation. No restore of settings. ---
**Author:** ![Bennjamin](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/bennjamin/32/73048_2.png) [@Bennjamin](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Bennjamin)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/8 "2026-08-23T10:36:43Z")
That "drag image" could be a "drag queen" on the desktop, one who'se name starts with the letter "R" which you can still see, and someone the user did not want us to see šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/9 "2026-08-23T10:40:57Z")
This is the latest version. This happens immediately after I click the left mouse button and try to move the tab. The mouse pointer isn't included in the screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/10 "2026-08-23T10:41:55Z")
Yeah, that little window pops up there, which is why I included it. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/11 "2026-08-23T10:49:14Z")
> [@zwiloe3](#): > > This happens immediately after I click the left mouse button and try to move the tab. The mouse pointer isn't included in the screenshot. Was the mouse button still down when the screenshot was taken? Where was the mouse on the screen at that time? The drag image is nowhere near the tab bar, so it looks like something is confusing Opus about mousse coordinates. Make sure none of the compatibility settings in Windows are turned on for Opus, especially the DPI-related ones: > [@Windows Compatibility Settings / Wrong DPI / Installer misdetects OS](https://resource.dopus.com/t/windows-compatibility-settings-wrong-dpi-installer-misdetects-os/11352): > > Contents: [Minimum supported versions of Windows](#p-66140-minimum-supported-versions-of-windows-2)[What is Compatibility Mode?](#p-66140-what-is-compatibility-mode-3)[Compatibility Mode and Directory Opus](#p-66140-compatibility-mode-and-directory-opus-4)[How do I turn Compatibility Mode off?](#p-66140-how-do-i-turn-compatibility-mode-off-5) ā† You're probably looking for this! [Why was Compatibility Mode enabled when I have never toucheā€¦](#p-66140-why-was-compatibility-mode-enabled-when-i-have-never-touched-those-settings-before-6) ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/12 "2026-08-23T11:37:15Z")
i have recorded a video > **[Proton Drive](https://drive.proton.me/urls/STNXCYFM8M#kNI1WURnacKW)** > > Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/13 "2026-08-23T11:39:13Z")
In the video you are dragging the tab past the left end of the tab bar, which is supposed to split the tab to a new window. (Same as with Chrome's tab bar, for example.) ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/14 "2026-08-23T11:41:30Z")
When I do the same thing on a test computer, nothing happens at all. And I can close the tab again, but that doesn't work here. ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/15 "2026-08-23T11:45:20Z")
The tab jumps off my mouse, and I can't get it back. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/16 "2026-08-23T13:59:19Z")
> [@zwiloe3](#): > > The tab jumps off my mouse, and I can't get it back. It should come back once then mouse is back over the tab bar. Did you check the compatibility settings I mentioned? ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/17 "2026-08-23T15:02:46Z")
Until not too long ago, I didn't have any problems at all, but suddenly it's acting so weird. I suspect Iā€™m the only one experiencing this, so there must be something installed or configured on my system thatā€™s causing it. The issue is annoying, but figuring it out right now isnā€™t important enough. So Iā€™ll just have to live with it. Maybe itā€™ll go away if I restore from a backup of the OS. It could haveā€”the bug is known. ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/18 "2026-08-23T15:20:01Z")
And I actually noticed that problem in the previous version as well. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/19 "2026-08-23T16:42:57Z")
Did you check the compatibility settings I mentioned? ---
**Author:** ![zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zwiloe3](https://resource.dopus.com/u/zwiloe3)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371/20 "2026-08-23T17:06:44Z")
![grafik](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/2/328e888d4d88afb78d3916359fa6cdf6bc20cb1b.png) there is nothin activated [Next page](https://resource.dopus.com/t/tab-moving-not-possible/60371.md?page=2)