Folder names not showing up

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Folder names not showing up

I have a weird thing that's been happening ever since I updated to the Ventura OS (I'm on v 13.2.1). I will create a folder and name it. I'll create another folder within that folder and name it. THAT folder, once I click off of it, shows NO name at all. So I right click it to add the name back in... and it suddenly shows a name... but it's the name of the first folder. It's weird. Does anyone else have this issue? And is there anything to be done about?

Thanks!

New 27" iMac

Posted on Mar 29, 2023 11:47 AM

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James Brickley

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Mar 29, 2023 12:11 PM in response to DigitalChickster

First, you should upgrade to Ventura 13.3 which is now available. It includes fixes but also security patches that are important. You should try to keep macOS up-to-date with dot release patches at the very least.

Not exactly sure how you are creating these folders. I will use the shortcut keys in Finder [ ⇧ + ⌘ + N ] to create a new folder. Type the name then hit enter. Double-click the folder then use the keyboard shortcut again to create another. It might depend on the view, Icons, List, Column, etc.

But if I need to create multiple folders and sub-folders I would use Terminal because I can do it all in one command. The '-p' parameter creates intermediate folders as required.

mkdir -p ~/Desktop/Folder/Folder1 ~/Desktop/Folder/Folder2 ~/Desktop/Folder/Folder2/FolderA

~/Desktop
      > Folder
          > Folder 1
          > Folder 2
              > FolderA

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Mar 29, 2023 12:20 PM in response to James Brickley

Thank you! I rely on Apple to let me know when a new update has appeared, and I hadn't seen anything about 13.3. I will update that to see if it fixes the issue.

I create the folders by right clicking and choosing "New folder." I've also used the key commands that you mentioned. I've been creating folders since I first had a Mac computer back in the 90s, and it's never been an issue before. So it's weird. I'll report back if the update solves the problem.

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