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
    2022-11-24T05:11:59+00:00

    I have this same issue, it is happening on OneDrive and Sync, it happens not only on file explorer per se but when saving through cloud folders using an app for e.g. saving through Adobe to my Cloud Folders, it keeps on preventing me from inserting (the cursor will reset to left and/or will select the whole text instead)

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-12-10T02:18:52+00:00

    It is MOST DEFINATELY OneDrive.

    Something to do with OneDrive stealing focus from the Cursor.

    Right-Click on OneDrive / Settings and quit Onedrive and the behaviour stops

    Restart onedrive after you have finished your cleanup / renaming of files

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-12-14T18:39:31+00:00

    This is infuriating. I *have to* use OneDrive for work and renaming parts of files is one of those minor tasks you repeat again and again every single day.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-18T16:41:05+00:00

    Great, now I have to keep pressing F5 in Windows Explorer whenever I do anything (save files to a folder, rename a file etc) to refresh it and show the change. You're absolutely killing me Microsoft.

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