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iPhone 5 will not allow me to create folder

I tried holding down the button till it wiggles, then dragging it on top of another button where, according to the manual and other posts, it should create a new folder containing both the apps. But when I drag on onto the other, the bottom one squirts out from under and jumps to another part of the screen.


I tried going slow but it didn't help. What am I doing wrong?

iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 27, 2012 7:26 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2012 7:27 AM

You are probably trying to create a folder with an app that is actaully a folder, such as newstand or ibooks.

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Sep 27, 2012 7:33 AM in response to norman_bates

This could also happen if a folder is "full". In other words you could have quite a large number of Games Apps. You may want to put them all in a Games Folder. At some point the folder you create will be "Full" and you will have to drag the next Games App onto a Games App that is not in the Games Folder you first created.

iPhone 5 will not allow me to create folder

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