Just thought I’d create a discussion for anyone who had issues dragging the provided “prison word.png” into the Assets Panel on the Project Files Window in Unity as I did.
I am using Windows, so if you are having this issue on a MAC I can’t help - but I suspect this is strictly a Windows problem.
Apparently, Windows’ explorer.exe does not run in Administrator Mode or with any Administrator permissions. If you think this is strange, welcome to the club. Because of this, Windows won’t let you drag a file from User-level explorer.exe (i.e. an open folder window) into an Administrator-level program, in this case Unity.
Unfortunately, forcing explorer.exe to Run as Administrator does not seem to work. The only solution is to make sure Unity runs at the User-level - without Administrator permissons. To do this, right-click on Unity’s icon and select properties. From there, select the “Compatability” panel and un-check “Run as Administrator”. Make sure to click “Apply” before closing the Properties Window.
You should now be able to drag-and-drop files into your Asset Panel as originally intended.
