Unable to open folders by hovering...

I'm setting up me new Macbook (love it so far!), but there are a few things different from my MacbookPro, and I'm not sure if there's a setting for this particular issue or what....
When I want to move something, say a jpeg for example, from the desktop to a subfolder somewhere in my Hard Disk, I can't seem to get the Hard Disk to open simply by holding the jpeg over it. This issue is system-wide, and I can't believe how much less productive it makes things. Any ideas of how to fix it?
Thanks in advance guys!

Choose Preferences from the Finder menu, click on General, and check the box for spring-loaded folders and windows.
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