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Renaming files: windows re-selects entire filename when other files resync
Found a reproducible annoyance in Windows 10 with Dropbox. I often cycle through a lot of folders using the tab key to rename them one at a time, and this produces an issue where, as soon as the Drop...
- Hey AntennaMan!
Thanks for following up with us!
It looks like this is not a Dropbox specific issue, and it's appearing with other cloud programs as well.
Now, it'd be wise to note, that since this isn't an issue caused by Dropbox or pertaining just to us, we're not able to provide a precise solution.
I'd definitely suggest checking in with Microsoft about this, as well just to make sure you've exhausted all options and to also let them know about this.
Give me a nudge if you have any other questions!
This thread was opened over four years ago, and the problem persists with Dropbox personnel improperly pointing fingers towards Microsoft as indicated elsewhere in this thread.
I threw in the towel, and migrated my cloud storage over to OneDrive, completely removing the Dropbox desktop app from my Windows 10 PC. Others have noted that OneDrive experiences similar problems, but does it still happen when Dropbox is not installed? Not for me!
With the Dropbox desktop app completely removed from Windows 10 PC, the problem complained of at length in this thread as well as other significant sync/performance/CPU usage issues I was experiencing with both Dropbox and OneDrive are now COMPLETELY GONE. It is now quite clear to me that the Dropbox desktop app causes significant performance problems that affect not only Dropbox, but OneDrive as well. These problems are particularly apparent on lower performance CPUs, and Dropbox personnel are apparently not capable of resolving these issues.
Good luck to the rest of you who keep the Dropbox desktop app installed on a Windows PC. I'm done.
FWIW this issue seems to have stopped in the last couple of weeks/months.
Have cautiously retested when it DIDN'T happen and can confirm I haven't been caught out by this bug for a while now.
- Great
AMAZING!
Please promote whoever fixed this!
It might seem like a small issue, but it was a really big frustration for those of us that work with lots of files as part of our work pipeline.
P.S. I didn't try any of the workarounds that were suggested previously. The problem just ... went away.
I haven't had this issue happening for the past week or so - And then checking this thread, it seems that others are finding the same.I still have this problem for long time now and came here to find a solution.
The new Windows 11 WinUI3 explorer is the issue in my opinion, as the problem still exist for several clouds, including onedrive.
Problem doesnt occure in freecommander etc. - screw MS.
I'm still seeing this issue in Windows 10.
It only affects Dropbox-synced folders.Not present with other cloud storage providers.
