Scroll Rect - Scrolling Limit

I know this is a bit of an older post and that you've probably figured it out by now.

Problem: Clamped Movement Type doesn't scroll. Elastic Movement Type only scrolls to top.

Solution: Within the Content Size Fitter, set the axis you're scrolling on to Preferred size.

I have encountered today a similar problem.

If the elastic mode acts like unrestricted and clamp doesn't allow you to scroll. It's probably because you have setup the viewpor of the scrollRect to the wrong GameObject.

Since it took me hours to find out and I kept finding this post I post here the answer of my problem.

Oh come on. You should go through official manual/learn section/documentation BEFORE asking here. Believe me, you're gonna learn many valuable things there! https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules/beginner/ui/ui-scroll-rect it's covered at 2:30, but i highly reccomend you watching the whole video, and thengo through all the /learn/tutorials section.

How it works and how it should work may not always be the same : After having used unity for over 2 Years and Scroll rects etc all implemented quite often with very different demands i still run into troubles like these !!

This time : The solution was to add a horizontal layout group (for horizontal scrolling) on the content. The problem seems to be that the scroll rect does not get the correct values from the content size fitter without the layout group ??? I do not remember what the tutorial has to say about this, but it does seem all weird. Somehow the logic of it all still eludes me, which means the components often do not behave like one would assume from the tutorials or the manual.

For me personally, the key was to understand that the content has to be larger than the root (viewport) Then, the desired effect could be achieved:) Hope this helps someone!