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?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-04T09:04:21+00:00

    Yes, and that is a real problem if you are to rename many files in one go. You have to waaaiiiiit for the sync, before renaming the next one. And if you are too quick or forget this tedious process, you are penalized.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-03T18:22:20+00:00

    I created a new Feedback Hub issue for this: https://aka.ms/AApb7r9

    If you are uncomfortable clicking that link (I would be), go to your Feedback Hub (Windows Key - F or click the windows menu and type Feedback) and search for: Renaming file in File Explorer erases name if OneDrive happens to sync at same time

    Please go to this issue and click Upvote so we can get it high enough that Microsoft looks at it.

    Thanks!

    Renaming file in File Explorer erases name if OneDrive happens to sync at same time

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-29T22:53:04+00:00

    I created a new Feedback Hub issue for this: https://aka.ms/AApb7r9

    If you are uncomfortable clicking that link (I would be), go to your Feedback Hub (Windows Key - F or click the windows menu and type Feedback) and search for: Renaming file in File Explorer erases name if OneDrive happens to sync at same time

    Please go to this issue and click Upvote so we can get it high enough that Microsoft looks at it.

    Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-06T22:38:26+00:00

    This issue was submitted using the Microsoft Feedback Hub (https://aka.ms/AAozgip).  The MS Engineer response was amazingly lame, essentially "Don't try to rename files while OneDrive is syncing. Wait for the OneDrive tray icon to change to some status which indicates sync'ing is done."

    I added a comment to that effect. If the comment doesn't get a response, I'll enter a new issue.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-03T01:45:54+00:00

    not an ideal solution but at least I am not breaking keyboards out of frustration. :-)

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