Dragging images in PS Elements 3

In the past few months I have been happily dragging my photos from the Oganiser to elements 3 to edit, then dragging them to a new canvas to be re sized, creating a page with multiple images of various sizes.
Now when I try to do the same thing I get with a bank canvas each time I drag the image across, the file ID is correct but the is no image!! What have I changed and how can I return to the original setting.
It may be part of the same problem but I also get a pop-up to say the file is not recognised when opening some of my photos, even though they are all saved as TIFs

Thanks Collin. I am getting a little more knowledgable help shortly and will try your method, but I have been playing around with the problem and have found a little more info.
Some photos are dragging over fine, I thought at first it was the TIFs but that is not the case. Some photos when dragged onto the editor page bring up the NEW pop up asking for page details eg resolution etc it is these that then show a blank page when OK'd. When I go back to the Organizer there is the lock sign over the image which wont go even though that page has been closed. It will only vanish when the programme is switched off, perhaps something is going on here that I am not aware of??

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