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Drag mouse to select multiple items is just dragging comments around instead of selecting items


coley

When I drag the mouse to select multiple items., or even just click once and try to drag/move an item, Figma is just selecting all the comments and moving them instead of what I’m trying to move.

 

I have to double click an object and then move it, and I can’t select anything by dragging the mouse.


I have restarted and updated Figma multiple times. 

I’ve used this in terminal as well: rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Figma"

 

It’s still doing the same thing. And only in this one file.

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coley
  • Author
  • New Member
  • 1 reply
  • June 3, 2025

It’s happening on both web and desktop versions on mac.


  • Figmate
  • 2099 replies
  • June 4, 2025

Hi ​@coley,

 

I understand that when you drag your mouse, it selects and moves all the comments instead of allowing you to select and move objects on the canvas.

 

Thanks for trying those troubleshooting steps. In this case, I'll go ahead and create a support ticket for our team to take a closer look. You'll receive an email about the new ticket soon, sent to the email address we have on file for your account.

In the meantime, could you please prepare the following information?

  • A video recording demonstrating the behavior, including your full Figma screen.
  • The URL of the file.

Then, when you get the ticket confirmation email, please reply to it with this information. This will help us understand exactly what you're seeing and how we can best assist you.

 

Thanks,


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