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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T16:42:39+00:00 2026-05-14T16:42:39+00:00

According to a doc Emacs supports drag and drop: dropping a file into an

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Emacs supports “drag and drop”: dropping a file into an ordinary Emacs window visits the file using that window. As an exception, dropping a file into a window displaying a Dired buffer moves or copies the file into the displayed directory.

How can I disable move or copy of a file in a dired mode so that emacs would visit the file in any mode?

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    2026-05-14T16:42:40+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 4:42 pm

    Set dired-dnd-protocol-alist to nil.

    (setq dired-dnd-protocol-alist nil)
    

    …or use M-x customize to do it.

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