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Thissal
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

The position of a folder changes after renaming files in it

I have a folder with about 1000 files.   When I add a bunch of files to it, I need to rename each one to a specific rename.    Before the recent upgrade, after renaming a file, it would go to t...
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Nancy
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2 years ago

Thanks for the detailed reply! The issue is clearer now. 

 

What’s the OS version that you’re using at the moment?

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Thissal
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

iOS 17.5.1

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey Thissal, I checked this on my end and it appears to be an expected change.

     

    However, we've noted your feedback, so thanks for letting us know how this is affecting you.

     

    Your comments will be passed along to our team.

     

    Let me know if you need anything else.

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      Thissal
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 years ago

      Thanks, I suspected it was a change that was not well considered.   

      another problem is when doing a search on a name in some folder, I need to back out of that folder and back in before doing the search on the next name.  

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