OL2001: You Cannot Drag Outlook Items to a Folder Alias (301122)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2001 for Mac

This article was previously published under Q301122

SYMPTOMS

When you try to drag any type of Outlook 2001 for Mac item to an alias of a folder on the file system or to a network volume, you may receive the following error message:
The drag and drop operation could not be completed. An error occurred while writing to the disk. The disk might be full or write-protected.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, either drag and drop items to your desktop first and then to the alias, or drag and drop the items to the original folder or network volume.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/17/2002
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg KB301122