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Windows filename suddenly gets selected again while renaming it

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Mar 15, 202615590 views
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I am finding, when I try to rename a file on Windows 7, I typically select the file I want to rename, hit F2 (rename) and type the new name. I've been getting this weird bug that the file name gets selected again, sometimes right in the middle of me typing. I can sit there and watch it reselect the…

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Hello from the year 2020. I found out that it is a Google Drive sync issue (the product was renamed to “Backup and Sync from Google” meanwhile). You can test it yourself: Click on the Google Drive icon (in the system tray), hit the tree dots and sel…

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