can select but cannot drag multiple files on desktop only 1 file moves

[Manik Raina]

here is a question on askubuntu.com facing the same problem:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1266068/i-cannot-move-multiple-files-by-drag-and-drop-method

there is also a link to a video in the description of the question and I have also attatched my own screen recording.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-shell 3.36.4-1ubuntu1~20.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Aug 19 13:11:41 2020
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-03-08 (163 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1)
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-08-09 (9 days ago)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1886322, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.