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Every now and then, when I right-click a file and choose "Rename", the "Compress" item is selected instead and an archive is created instead of the file being renamed. It only works properly when I press "Rename" on the file a second time. Any explanations?
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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.0
It looks like the mouse pointer "slipped" just before you released the mouse button. I can't say if it was an involuntary hand movement (though it does seem to be), some issue with the mouse, or any sort of bug. Perhaps you were a bit more careful the second time around?
Here is a possible workaround, which you can also view as a test: right- or control-click but then instead of using the mouse, use the arrow keys on the keyboard, and press enter when "Rename" is selected. I fully expect that this will not cause "Compress" to be activated instead of "Rename". Does it?
No, the arrow key method works. Yeah, maybe my pointer did slip. Similar things happen elsewhere, so maybe it's a trackpad hardware issue. Thanks for your answer!
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