# Cannot select items/folders in file

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913 "2024-09-26T17:52:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vinsrygg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vinsrygg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/vinsrygg)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913/1 "2024-09-26T17:52:23Z")

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I’ve created a fairly simple item and have been working on it for a while. Just a few days ago I opened it for some edits, but I cannot access anything in the Items list, everything is greyed out and unavailable. I’ve tried closing it, restarting the program entirely but there’s no way to change it. I can still edit the items that were previously visible on the screen but can’t unhide anything or select anything in the Items list. Even when I create a new folder, it immediately is greyed out and inaccessible.

 ![Shapr3D](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/b/bbc69155af2fc352804ba16fb90a05f31f0ecfcc.png)

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**Author:** ![karel.works](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/karel.works/32/26997_2.png) [@karel.works](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/karel.works)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913/2 "2024-09-26T18:05:30Z")

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Hello there. You have “isolation mode” turn on.  
Turn it off and it will works again

It’s just there.

 ![IMG_6807](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/b/eb9a90f4fdd2fb8b0409a28021a9284ac93bb009.jpeg)

Btw that part looks great. It is for some electronics?

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**Author:** ![charly44300](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/charly44300/32/27971_2.png) [@charly44300](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/charly44300)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913/3 "2024-09-26T18:10:57Z")

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J’ai été piégé plusieurs fois par l’isolation. Bravo

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**Author:** ![karel.works](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/karel.works/32/26997_2.png) [@karel.works](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/karel.works)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913/4 "2024-09-26T18:13:46Z")

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Maybe there should be some better indication that you are in isolation mode.

Because I also get stuck there quite often 🙂

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**Author:** ![vinsrygg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vinsrygg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/vinsrygg)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913/5 "2024-09-26T18:19:56Z")

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Awesome, thanks! I have been using section view, must have clicked a little too high 🙂