# Local files ... drag & drop 😕

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [June 23, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083 "2016-06-23T00:38:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![danajohn302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@danajohn302](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/danajohn302)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083/1 "2016-06-23T00:38:13Z")

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Hi All,

Quick question from a commoner / amateur.

When dragging & dropping images into stacks that do not support “warehoused images” from local files i.e… desktop folder, does that folder have to remain in the same place @ all times? For my sanity I have created a folder on my desktop called “website data base”, which is growing on a daily basis. I assume if the folder gets renamed or moved it will create havoc?

Thank you in advance  
Dana

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**Author:** ![Beemerang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@Beemerang](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beemerang)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083/2 "2016-06-23T06:57:04Z")

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Hi Dana, in my experience, images dragged into a stack is stored in the project but I guess there could be exceptions to the rule. So in most cases, the image is not linked to its location on the hard disk.

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**Author:** ![danajohn302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@danajohn302](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/danajohn302)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083/3 "2016-06-23T14:46:08Z")

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Thanks … I’m just about done creating all 250 +or- pages ready to add images and didn’t want any surprises!  
Dana

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**Author:** ![Beemerang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@Beemerang](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beemerang)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083/4 "2016-06-23T14:55:29Z")

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You’re welcome. It might be a good idea to create a test project with one instance of each of the image stacks you are using.

Drag in the images, save and close the project and then rename the image folder in Finder before reopening the RW project. If everything looks ok, you’re good to go!

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**Author:** ![danajohn302](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@danajohn302](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/danajohn302)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083/5 "2016-06-23T20:00:50Z")

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Good to go …  
Thanks,  
Beemerang

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**Author:** ![Beemerang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@Beemerang](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beemerang)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/local-files-drag-drop-confused/8083/6 "2016-06-23T20:04:08Z")

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Great stuff, let us know how it turns out!