"forcing" drag and drop to full finder window

i sometimes find myself needing to drag and drop (Move or Copy) a Folder from the Documents section of my macbookpro to somewhere on my MBP or my MacPro but the Finder window on the MBP for the destination is full up with folders and files and there is no "free space" to "drop" it. Sometimes I try to drop it to the right of the items list where it seems blank but if I don't get this just right it goes into a folder where I don't want it.
I know there is a file path at the bottom of the finder window but often this is hidden below my computer screen because I am trying to keep something else (like another finder window) above it. Also, I sometime am holding down the Option key during the drag and drop to force a move.
Is there a way to understand where I can drop items when the Finder is full or some other way to "force" it to drop in there even if the list is full up?
TIA

If you drop the item on top of a file in the list, the item will be moved into the folder. However, if you drop it on top of a folder in the list, chances are the item will end up in that folder instead of the parent folder.
Here's a trick that works in Lion, and maybe earlier OS X versions, and should helpn with your issue -
Click the file you want to move; press Command-C
Open the folder you want to move it into. With that folder active, press Option-Command-V
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