Drag'n Drop doesn't work with Genymotion Desktop

Source: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002784917-Drag-n-Drop-doesn-t-work-with-Genymotion-Desktop

Published: 2026-01-25

Keywords: Genymotion Desktop, drag and drop, Windows, Linux, permissions, root, standard user

Document ID: support_genymotion_com_hc_en-us_articles_360002784917-Drag-n-Drop-doesn-t-work-with-Genymotion-Desktop

Windows

Dragging and dropping a file into Genymotion Desktop on Windows may reveal a mouse cursor.
The cursor indicates that the source file does not have the same permissions as the destination application.
The permission mismatch usually occurs when Genymotion Desktop is run as administrator.
Genymotion Desktop should not be run as administrator.
Please see Can Genymotion Desktop run in a standard user account? to fix the issue.

Linux

If dragging and dropping files does not work, Genymotion Desktop is usually running as root.
Genymotion Desktop has been designed to be installed locally and should not be run as root nor installed to a system folder.
Please reinstall Genymotion Desktop as a normal user in your home folder, for example: $HOME/genymotion.