Cursor moves to left or selects all text when renaming files in windows explorer. Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-02-01T15:12:11+00:00

Hi,

I am struggling with a new issue in File Explorer. I have recently updated to Windows 11, but I think this issue has started since this version update.

When I try to rename a file or folder in Windows file explorer, I am unable to place my cursor at a particular point in the filename - eg to insert some letters or numbers.

Instead, wherever I place my cursor, within a second, the whole file name has been selected, which means I start typing a new filename from scratch. This is different to how it has previously behaved, and very annoying.

A related issue - when I am renaming a file saving a file from within a program, a slightly different issue occurs. I put my cursor at the end of a filename, eg,to add a new version number to the filename, but the cursor jumps to the left - to the start of the filename.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-09-10T22:57:01+00:00

    Hi Anderson S. de Souza,

    This issue is still ongoing. It occurs in the standard Windows Save As dialog (and other places).

    My repro:

    I'm saving a bunch of similar docs

    Click Save As

    Save doc with name Foobar 1

    Click Save As

    Click the name of first file you just saved to copy the name into the filename box (input box is now "Foobar 1"

    Select "1" with mouse (in order to change it to "2")

    !!! Error: Cursor jumps to the far left of the edit box before the "F"

    Expect: "1" to stay selected

    Reselecting "1" works fine.

    It *may* have something to do with OneDrive syncing files at the same time. I wonder if OneDrive syncing "Foobar 1" and changing the name causes the dialog to refresh and the edit box to get reset somehow.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-08-26T08:47:04+00:00

    Agree - I am having this issue with files in the Sharepoint (Synced to Windows explorer) as well. Really annoying. The only workaround I have found is to right click the file name, select Properties and amend the name there. Please FIX IT Microsoft!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-08-02T21:46:26+00:00

    Same problem here. My "workaround" is enter rename mode, click somewhere, wait a moment, watch the whole filename get selected, then finish my rename. Huge hassle. I have tested multiple times between folders in and out of OneDrive's purview and this only happens to me with OneDrive.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-02T21:26:47+00:00

    I'm having this aggrivating issue under Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11 21H2.

    It is most aggrivating when trying to save a variation of a file.

    For example, saving a variant of itcc-01.png, I manually select the "1"

    itcc-01.png

    Before I can type "2" the cursor will deselect the 1 and leap to the left front resulting in

    2itcc-01.png rather than itcc-02.png

    Over time this becomes more and more infuriating.

    I do use OneDrive.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-05-31T20:56:04+00:00

    I have the same "jump-to-left" File name (naming) issue. I test with OneDrive doing active backups and when stopped; no difference (still error). This sucks!! Best workaround for me, after jump, add any character (this seems to stop the trigger), then rename as expected (like is should do).

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