Suggestion/Bug in Explorer navigation: Parent Directory is considered selected by default when (command +) selecting files or subdirectories.

[AbhinavRao23]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.88.0
• OS Version: macOS 13.4.1

Summary:
When you click on a directory in explorer and ravel it, to subsequently select multiple file(s) or subdirectory(s) using command + click, the original parent is by default considered a part of the selection unless explicitly dead-clicked. This in a hurry, leads to a common issue of deleting entire parent directory if the caution message is not read (which is not uncommon to be blindly dismissed) or if the caution message is turned off. In any case, it is a design error for the original parent directory to be selected as a part of the serial selection.

Steps to Reproduce:
(Let's say I have a directory called Parent with files called file1, file2, file3, I want to delete file1 and file2)

1. Click to ravel Parent directory in explorer.
2. 'command' + click on file1 and file2.
3. 'right click' and select 'delete'.

In the picture below,

1. I click on 'results'
2. Then 'command + click' on the two 'ExpCheck-..' files.
3. If I delete the two files, the parent 'results' will be also deleted since it was considered a part of the selection.
4. Caution message may come up if you havent disabled it.

Solution: 'Click to ravel' should not be added in the selection stack.

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[lramos15]

macOS native finder does the same

[VSCodeTriageBot]

The described behavior is how it is expected to work. If you disagree, please explain what is expected and what is not in more detail. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

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