Can't drag and drop into content browser?

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Essentially the title. Suddenly, if I try to drag and drop a wav file (or any file, really, so far as I can tell) into the content browser, I just get a Prohibit ( ⃠ ) symbol. If I try to drop it in, I don’t get anything - nothing in the content browser, no error, no attempt registered in the output log…Nothin.

Anyone know how to get this working again?

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something similar happened to me recently, I couldn’t open a folder in content browser, but it started to work on it’s own.
what you could try hit the build button, compile and restart editor.

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I also had this issue but realized I had UE opened with administrator privileges and once I disabled that and opened it up normally it works and I am able to drag and drop items into the content browser with no issue.

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That fixed it for me as well! Thanks!

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Since this is the top Google result for this issue; another possible cause of this is using the new WWise event based audio implementation.

Due to a bug in their code it blocks ALL drag and drop into Content Browser windows, not just audio files. A workaround is to drag onto a folder in the Tree View instead.

Contact Audiokinetic to get this fixed or ask a friendly coder to examine AkAssetManagementManager.cpp …

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I found a solution that worked for me
1.Right click project
2.Go to properties
3.Security
4.Edit
5.Go over all the users and make sure all the “ALLOW” is checked

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None of these solutions worked for me. Still can’t drag and drop into content browser in v4.20.3

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Thank you! This worked for me. Problem has been haunting me for ages.

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This works for me! Just to share, I right clicked the “Epic Games Launcher” icon on desktop , clicked the “Compatibility” tab and unchecked the “Run this program as an administrator” checkbox.

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Mine was already unchecked and still nothing.

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UE5 and still can’t myself unfortunately.

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Make sure you check all the execution files. This also worked for me, just looked at the wrong one.

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worked for me as well. Much appreciated

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it works for me!Compatibility&administrator,I probably set it up a long time ago.

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same, and import textures not working or stuck

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thank you bro

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FOR THOSE WHO COME AFTER
if you tried everything but didnt work like me

I could fix it after hours of trial and error
hope this saves someone else the headache!

Step 1: Diagnose the Issue

  1. Right-click your Unreal Engine shortcut in the Start Menu / Explorer, select Open file location, and make sure “Run as administrator” is UNCHECKED in Properties > Compatibility.

  2. Launch UnrealEditor.exe directly, open your project from inside the editor UI, and test drag-and-drop.

  3. If it works fine here, the root cause is UnrealVersionSelector.exe being forced into Admin mode when launched via the Epic Launcher or .uproject double-click.

Workarounds & Permanent Fix

  • Option 1 (Temporary): Open your project directly via UnrealEditor.exe or set .uproject files to Open with > UnrealEditor.exe.

  • Option 2 (Permanent Fix): Clear stale Windows Compatibility registry flags forcing Admin mode on Epic Launcher binaries:

    1. Press Win + R , type regedit , and press Enter.

    2. Navigate to both of these paths:

      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers

      • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers

    3. On the right panel, Delete any entries pointing to:

      • EpicGamesLauncher.exe

      • UnrealVersionSelector.exe

      • UnrealEditor.exe

    4. Maybe you will need to restart your PC but for me it worked without restarting.