In Monterey 12.3.1 dropdown menus and subfolders disappear too quickly to be usable.

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In Monterey 12.3.1 dropdown menus and subfolders disappear too quickly to be usable.

I just moved onto Monterey from Mojave. My computer is rationally structured with many levels of folders, Safari tabs and so on. But when searching for something, the whole view of the disappears after a few seconds, which is not enough time to read the list, let alone browse through and select what I need. The same applies to dropdown menus on commercial websites. Can anyone suggest a way round this? TIA.

iMac 27″, macOS 12.3

Posted on Apr 18, 2022 6:49 AM

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dialabrain

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Apr 18, 2022 8:43 AM in response to Michael Fleming

Once you click on the Documents folder in the Dock, are you clicking on any of the folders in the list? If so, that will close the menu. You have to hover the cursor over any folders in the list for them to open and reveal any subfolders.

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Answer 2

dialabrain

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Apr 18, 2022 8:50 AM in response to Michael Fleming

So are you saying after clicking the Documents folder in the Dock the menu opens but immediately closes again?

If so, see if the same thing happens while booted in Safe Mode.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

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Answer 3

Apr 18, 2022 9:20 AM in response to dialabrain

Very interesting. It took longer than I expected to boot in Safe Mode and, contrary to what the page link that you provided said, I could not see 'Safe Mode' in the upper-right corner of the window or anywhere. However, within Safe Mode the problem phenomenon was not evident, so I rebooted in normal mode and it seems to have gone! Fingers crossed that is an end to it.

I am immensely grateful, so Many Thanks for your advice!

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dialabrain

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Apr 18, 2022 9:22 AM in response to Michael Fleming

You're welcome. Sometimes booting into Safe Mode and then restarting normally can clear up some temporary problems.

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Answer 5

dialabrain

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Apr 18, 2022 8:28 AM in response to Michael Fleming

Personally I'm still lost. Here's a partial screen shot of my Documents folder after I clicked on it. As shown, I navigated to a folder, then a subfolder, and yet another… . That view will remain until my Mac gives out or my health does. 😎

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dialabrain

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Apr 18, 2022 7:00 AM in response to Michael Fleming

Michael Fleming wrote:

…the whole view of the disappears after a few seconds…

The whole view of what disappears?

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Answer 7

Apr 18, 2022 7:13 AM in response to dialabrain

The view of the list of tabs or subfolders or files. (apologies for my poor proof-reading)

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Answer 8

dialabrain

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Apr 18, 2022 7:24 AM in response to Michael Fleming

No problem. I'm afraid I'm not following so I will leave it to others to help. FWIW, I don't have drop down menus, or a Spotlight search disappear without dismissing them.

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Answer 9

Apr 18, 2022 7:54 AM in response to Michael Fleming

I should have clarified, I keep the Documents folder in the dock and navigate down from there.

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Answer 10

Apr 18, 2022 8:38 AM in response to dialabrain

That's what I want and don't have!

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Answer 11

Apr 18, 2022 8:45 AM in response to dialabrain

No, definitely hovering. This is an action I have done hundreds of times every day for years. Its just not working for me since installing Monterey.

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In Monterey 12.3.1 dropdown menus and subfolders disappear too quickly to be usable.

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