# Unable to DRAG File into SQL Editor in new BETA Version

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**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-drag-file-into-sql-editor-in-new-beta-version/58131 "2023-09-12T15:28:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![jgarner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@jgarner](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/jgarner)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-drag-file-into-sql-editor-in-new-beta-version/58131/1 "2023-09-12T15:28:27Z")

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I am accustomed to simply dragging a file from a Windows Explorer File window to the SQL\*Editor and it opens the file in a new tab. That no longer works for me. I just get a black circle with a slash through it. See the attached screens.

 ![9-12-2023 11-24-02 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/7/3/73f7ac1a2869fac6763a403bc5011eeccc446726.jpeg)  
 ![9-12-2023 11-27-12 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/5/0/507ffe369ed1c2b67690c5bd07a9a7ed0aa15706.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-drag-file-into-sql-editor-in-new-beta-version/58131/2 "2023-09-12T15:44:33Z")

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hmm, drag-drop is still working for me.

Your 2nd screen shot is just how the open dialogs show when a theme is enabled. It's unrelated.

I tried turning on themes and connection colors too but drag-drop still worked for me.

Does it work if you open a fresh editor?

-John

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**Author:** ![jgarner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@jgarner](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/jgarner)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-drag-file-into-sql-editor-in-new-beta-version/58131/3 "2023-09-12T15:59:48Z")

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Thanks. Something strange must be happening with that instantiation of TOAD Beta for some reason. I opened it yesterday after rebooting. I opened an new instance of TOAD and I was able to drag a file as normal.  
Thanks. I will close that instance of TOAD Beta and restart it and work with that. I will check overnight to see if the behavior changes in the TOAD instance tomorrow. Generally I only open TOAD once every few weeks if I am lucky 🙂 and I have no crashes.  
Thanks for you help and I am glad it seems like an issue with my TOAD instance.

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**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-drag-file-into-sql-editor-in-new-beta-version/58131/4 "2023-09-12T16:05:39Z")

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were there any errors on startup?

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**Author:** ![jgarner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@jgarner](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/jgarner)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/unable-to-drag-file-into-sql-editor-in-new-beta-version/58131/5 "2023-09-12T16:22:00Z")

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No errors on Startup. I closed the problematic TOAD instance and restarted a fresh TOAD Beta instance and all is working normally now with regard to dragging files into the SQL\*Editor. I will advise if I start getting that odd behavior again. Thanks.