This seems to be expected behaviour. The 'folder' created by dragging the icon, is not a folder, but a launcher to the Home Folder (i.e. .desktop file). So you can't drag a file to a launcher. Closing this bug. If you think this is an error, you can always re-open it. Thanks.
** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Moving file into home folder (launcher) created from places doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/50524 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs