# Alt Drag to Duplicate Not Working As Expected

**URL:** <https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/alt-drag-to-duplicate-not-working-as-expected/8034>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [May 17, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/alt-drag-to-duplicate-not-working-as-expected/8034 "2023-05-17T09:55:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fakesamgregory](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/fakesamgregory/32/3903_2.png) [@fakesamgregory](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/fakesamgregory)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/alt-drag-to-duplicate-not-working-as-expected/8034/1 "2023-05-17T09:55:44Z")

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A bug / feature request.

When I hold alt and drag an element from the Tree I’m expecting the element to duplicate but instead it moves. To use this correctly, I need to first drag the element and THEN click alt.

I’d expect both scenarios to work, particularly as I see the + icon regardless of which method I choose.

Hard to see here but in the first 2 tries I hold alt then proceed to drag. On the third try I drag to where I want the element to be duplicated, then I hold alt.

![May-17-2023 11-54-41](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/c/c3127141a8879b11fb85052e7fcd4dca34066c56.gif)

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**Author:** ![matjaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/matjaz/32/5_2.png) [@matjaz](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/matjaz)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/alt-drag-to-duplicate-not-working-as-expected/8034/2 "2023-05-18T02:02:32Z")

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Thanks @fakesamgregory! I fixed it, will be out in the next release.

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**Author:** ![fakesamgregory](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/fakesamgregory/32/3903_2.png) [@fakesamgregory](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/fakesamgregory)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/alt-drag-to-duplicate-not-working-as-expected/8034/3 "2023-05-19T10:23:12Z")

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Thanks @matjaz! Excellent. Has bothered me for quite a while!