Dragging files to folder does not open that targeted folder (Ubuntu 20.04)

[T6&sfpER35%]

yup makes sense now ... i never knew that . I just open the folder tree and drag and release (copy/paste) where i want it and thats that .
thanks for explaining

[deadflowr]

I've been hit by both behaviors at the wrong time, so...

If you're fast and accurate you can drop files into sub-folders using the old behavior without the sub-folder opening.
But key there is fast and accurate, it does have a slight delay before opening but you need to be quick about it.
I guess users who prefer the old behavior already know this, and well, have an issue with the change.
I can sympathize.

[ajgreeny]

Interestingly, and I admit going off at a bit of a tangent here, I seldom drag and drop files using the file manager but use the context menu I get from the custom actions available in thunar, Xubuntu's file manager.
A right click on file or files points to a script in my home

#!/bin/sh
[ 0 -eq $# ] && exit
dst=$(zenity --title='Where to move' --file-selection --directory) || exit
/bin/mv -n -- "$@" "$dst"

which moves those files to any folder in my home that I navigate to.
I use a very similar script to copy files into other folders as well; another great time-saver.

It is something I use a great deal and I think it a hugely time-saving method of moving or copying files from folder to folder.
I've used Xubuntu and its custom actions for so long now that I don't know if such methods are available in the other DE versions but my betting is that something similar must be.