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jubed989
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Finders/doc selection problem

What the **** has apple done to the finders/doc. I’ve been trying to select multiple files to move around but for the life of me when I click and drag down to select them it just keeps on moving that one file instead of selecting multiple. It’s extremely infuriating lol. Considering I do this very often and like my stuff tidy ever since the update they rolled out this has made me rage. It’s so bad I’ve decided to make my first ever post and account here to complain😂

Posted on Sep 29, 2026 2:14 PM

2 replies

Luis Sequeira1
User level: Level 9 (77,942 points)

Oct 1, 2026 6:05 AM in response to jubed989

Are you using List View, Icon View or Column View?


You should initiate the click and drag on an empty area of your window, otherwise the first click selects one file and then, as you are experiencing, the drag er... drags it.

Note how the first click happens on the empty area (below the files):


The same thing happens in Icon View:


Matti Haveri
User level: Level 7 (22,314 points)

Sep 30, 2026 4:58 AM in response to jubed989

...hmm works for me so please describe your workflow and trackpad settings (or external mouse?) in more detail.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256367488