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Change in SharePoint File Selection Behaviour
Has anyone noticed this in the last week/s?
Basically before, you used to be able to SELECT files without opening them. Now, 5-6 times out of ten, if I try to select a document or folder it opens instead.
Like, even when i am clearly clicking the checkmark to the left of the file/folder, it will STILL OPEN in the browser, rather than just selecting.
It's like the file open behaviour has gotten more sensitive or something? It's really frustrating because my users need to add metadata to documents by selecting them, and now they have to fight with SharePoint nearly every time.
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I haven’t experienced this issue in my tenant. You may try the following options if you are still facing it
- Use the “Select All” checkbox in the header for bulk selection.
- Clicking on any property column that is far from the Name column (like Modified, Created By, or custom metadata columns)
- Switch to Classic Experience temporarily if the new UI is causing issues.
- Using the DispForm.aspx link directly opens the item’s display form without triggering the default click behavior in the document library. This is especially useful, if you want to edit metadata without opening the file itself
