# I can't disable middle click selects file instead of opening new tab

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795 "2023-09-12T16:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/teslarename/32/45957_2.png) [@TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/u/TeslaRename)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/1 "2023-09-12T16:18:16Z")

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[Middle click folder to open in new folder tab - Opus FAQs - Directory Opus Resource Centre (dopus.com)](https://resource.dopus.com/t/middle-click-folder-to-open-in-new-folder-tab/3308)

I tried this tutorial, but when I middle click on a folder, it selects it instead of opening in a new tab in the current file display.

 ![image](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/3/331063f7a6d27dc9d01e23ca268571ee1ef3092f.png)

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/2 "2023-09-12T16:32:40Z")

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What does the All Folders, Middle double-click event look like?

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**Author:** ![TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/teslarename/32/45957_2.png) [@TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/u/TeslaRename)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/3 "2023-09-12T17:16:03Z")

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Just selects (the first click selects, the second does nothing)

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/4 "2023-09-12T17:43:09Z")

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I mean this, from the page you linked to. What does it look like on your PC?

 ![200dpi_wc11080_dopus](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/4/f45b718df45ddc69a9a1cecc1ec1eab38fb3a00f.png)

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**Author:** ![TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/teslarename/32/45957_2.png) [@TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/u/TeslaRename)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/5 "2023-09-13T13:57:38Z")

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Based on your print I got it, thanks Leo.

Any way to open the new tab but keep the view in the current tab? Sometimes I need to open several folders, but staying in the current one.

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/6 "2023-09-13T14:40:11Z")

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`Go NEWTAB=nofocus` should do that.

Add `findexisting` if you want that as well.

(See my screenshot for a similar example which uses both. , You probably don't want the `OPENINDUAL` at the end, though.)

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**Author:** ![TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/teslarename/32/45957_2.png) [@TeslaRename](https://resource.dopus.com/u/TeslaRename)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/7 "2023-09-13T16:19:54Z")

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Any way to deselect the folder I middle-clicked on? When I use more than one folder, they remain selected.

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/i-cant-disable-middle-click-selects-file-instead-of-opening-new-tab/45795/8 "2023-09-13T16:43:23Z")

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Set the event to something like this:

```plaintext
Go NEWTAB=nofocus,findexisting
Select NONE

```