Suddenly unable to move folders around on my desktop: why?

I suddenly can no longer move folders around (i.e., reposition them) on my Desktop: why?

Every time I try to move/drag a folder residing on the Desktop to another position, it snaps back in place immediately, namely to the top of display. This is true of all the other folders, as well. They all appear in vertical order on the right hand side of the display, as they always have, but I can't move them around any more.
Have been a Mac user forever, but never encountered this issue before...Wierd.

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