Finder columns jump back to last column

Ugh, this is sooooo frustrating, it jumps columns in Finder and I have experienced Safari jolting me to the top of the page... (small seizures, no biggie...) This is something that should be addressed after 3-4 months post-public release. I smell planned obsolescence...

I am also a very old user of Apple and have always used the column view in my work. Recently bought a MacBook Pro for 2021 and to my great disappointment faced the same problem. And yes, it's terribly frustrating. Please correct this bug.

Hi, I have tried all the suggested recommendations in this forum and the issue still persists, and it is only happening to my machine. for my co-workers is fine. It is really annoying because when I have trying to move folders from one side of the columns to the other it make me drop them in the wrong places when the jump happens. it is starting to really affect my work flow.

Hi, I just upgraded to Monterey and this issue is prominent for me as well. A real big problem since I spend so much time navigating folders doing archiving for a video production operation as a vendor for a major studio.

Yeah same, did not work for me. It keeps jumping back. It constantly wants to jump to where my mouse was last clicked/the file that's highlighted, instead of letting the trackpad control the scroll area like it used to.

Hello ado_apple,

I don't understand the connection between your answer and the question? The problem was very well described and the suggestions you posed obviously have nothing to do with it. Is there any hidden option that can be activated through the terminal. The issue in Finder - I don't know whether it is a bug or not - is very annoying. If it's not a bug, it's definitely not a feature. It's now several months since the problem was posed. Still I cannot see the problem resolved. One might think it's a very easy thing to solve.

I don't think premium priced products should have these kind of issues for so long.

It does to me as well, and the 12.1 update didn't work for me either. I think is a very very very annoying bug, and it is really getting to my nerves. I am really thinking on going to a previews version of the software because I cannot work like this its very frustrating to work this way.

I think Apple should really hear people about these issues, and really help us here. I am very disappointed in apple lately.

They are doing things wrong on many fronts not only software.

I've noticed something else. When the window is open, showing a long list of files/folders in column view, the cursor won't scroll down. I have to click on a file/folder and then use down arrow, then I can use the trackpad again. I am using a Logitech Trackpad. Waiting for it to happen again, I have an Apple trackpad to see if the same thing happens. Its an intermittent problem.

I've got the same problem -- it wasn't happening a year ago so it must be a recent buggy phenomenon.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO MOVE A FILE FROM A DEEP-NESTED FOLDER TO A FOLDER CLOSER TO ROOT OF THE NEST? I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT & THE LATERAL JUMPING TOTALLY FRUSTRATES THE PROCESS. I WISH APPLE WOULD COME UP WITH A MOVE FUNCTION AS ONE OF THE DROP-DOWN OPTIONS AFTER SELECTING A DOCUMENT.

Yes. I tried this and it didn't work as well. This is a bug. And apple is just going to need to address it... It's super annoying I'm even considering uninstalling Monterey.. it's not my favorite update.

I have had Apples (I am working on a 27" iMac 2017, i7) since 1991 and I can say that since Apple updated Monterey, I have had some pretty weird things happening with Finder, Safari (and all my applications), switched to FireFox, then Chrome and nothing seems to be like it was before their most recent updates (constant screen freezing, applications quitting, stuff disappearing and then reappearing).  I have reinstalled the system software and follow all of the support ‘advice’ and noting seems to stop the weirdness. It is so frustrating.  I postulated that what Apple has done is written their operating system to fit their new M1 CPU and the ‘old’ Intel processors like my 2017 iMac are left in the lurch. UGH! Big bugs, in Monterey that Apple needs to fix ASAP!

This lessened the problem for me, but did not eliminate it. Monterey 12.2. Amazing that something this disruptive to workflow persists. I have not yet installed 12.2,1, but my understanding is that it does not include a bug fix for this.

I recorded a video example to show what I'm experiencing over here. I noticed this time that it triggered when I scrolled slightly left, then scrolled down while hovering over a farther left column. Not all columns though. A bit random. I don't know if this only happens on scrolling but it was definitely happening, repeatedly, just now.

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Apparently I can't post a Dropbox link? How am I supposed to share a screen recording? The Youtube embed button says 'Add an Apple YouTube link,' which I don't understand either.

Maybe this will allow people to see the video? Absolutely absurd you can't post links like this in this forum.

dro[REMOVETHISPART]pbox.com/s/wmod3y183jlewea/Screen%20Recording%202022-04-14%20at%205.17.57%20PM.mov?dl=0

Still not fixed. Updated to latest version of OS. What is also happening using a Logi trackball: When there is a list of folders or files in list view, the scroll doesn't work. I have to use the keyboard down arrow to go to the bottom file/folder in the window, and only then does the scroll work. I have started using the Apple trackpad as well, and then doesn't work until I scroll up first, then I can scroll down.