Cannot drag songs within playlists and library

I can drag songs from the main library to the playlists, but i cannot change the order of anything inside the playlist. If I try, the edges around my screen will turn pink. Ive googled and searched this problem on the forums, and I cant find anything in settings about it, any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks a lot

Click at the top of the number column (extreme left) to highlight the header. Click on the song you want to move and drag it to where you want it to be. Make sure neither Shuffle or Repeat are switched on in the playlist, either of those can prevent you reordering tracks.

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