# File explorer, if closed, opens itself again

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-explorer-if-closed-opens-itself-again/39528>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [October 31, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-explorer-if-closed-opens-itself-again/39528 "2022-10-31T19:42:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lissie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Lissie](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Lissie)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-explorer-if-closed-opens-itself-again/39528/1 "2022-10-31T19:42:59Z")

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If i try to open the file explorer on mouse click, and the try to close it, it opens itself again???

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**Author:** ![mnse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/mnse/32/16520_2.png) [@mnse](https://discourse.processing.org/u/mnse)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-explorer-if-closed-opens-itself-again/39528/2 "2022-11-01T12:16:48Z")

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Hi @Lissie,

Did you just want to share this with the world, or does it have a deeper meaning? 🙂

Cheers  
— mnse

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**Author:** ![Lissie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Lissie](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Lissie)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-explorer-if-closed-opens-itself-again/39528/3 "2022-11-01T13:33:51Z")

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its a bug and i dont know how to fix it 😪

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**Author:** ![mnse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/mnse/32/16520_2.png) [@mnse](https://discourse.processing.org/u/mnse)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-explorer-if-closed-opens-itself-again/39528/4 "2022-11-01T14:01:34Z")

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Hi @Lissie,

please put a bit more info to it…

- which processing version do you use ?
- which os you are using ?
- what exactly needs to be done to reproduce it ?

Cheers  
— mnse