User level: Level 1 (126 points)In macOS 27 Finder is no longer showing the numbers of files to move.
If I secondary click in Finder it offers to Paste 2 items
When I hold the Option key to move the files it used to say Move 2 Items Here, now it is singular, it just says Move Item Here.
Has anyone else noticed this? Anyone know how to fix it?
Posted on Sep 17, 2026 4:33 AM
User level: Level 10 (123,805 points)Sep 17, 2026 5:01 AM in response to iwaddo
What you are seeing is a change in Finder's contextual-menu wording.
With two files copied, Finder displays “Paste 2 Items,” but when you hold Option, macOS 27 displays “Move Item Here” instead of “Move 2 Items Here.”
Finder has previously used the number of items in this menu label, so the change you are seeing is specifically the loss of the item count. (Ask Different)
Apple documents Option-Command-V as the command that moves the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location. Mac keyboard shortcuts — Apple Support
If selecting “Move Item Here” moves both files, then the move operation itself is working; the difference is limited to what Finder displays in the menu.
If only one file moves, that would be a separate functional problem.
I could not find Apple documentation explaining why macOS 27 no longer displays the number of items in this particular menu command.
Therefore, it is reasonable to report the changed wording, but there is not enough information to conclude whether Apple intentionally changed it or whether it is a Finder bug.
User level: Level 1 (126 points)Sep 17, 2026 5:48 AM in response to Owl-53
Yes, it does move both files, it is just the missing file count that has changed. I used to find it comforting to see how many files I was moving.
I have submitted feedback to Apple.
Thank you for your help.
User level: Level 10 (138,595 points)Sep 17, 2026 4:50 AM in response to iwaddo
Not sure what you mean. If I select 4 files for example and just drag them where I want them it shows there are 4.
User level: Level 1 (126 points)Sep 17, 2026 5:40 AM in response to dialabrain
Yes, but I am not dragging the files. The reply from Owl-53 explains it much better than I did.
User level: Level 10 (123,805 points)Sep 17, 2026 5:53 AM in response to iwaddo
You are welcome and thank you for the feedback
🦉-53
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358879