UI scripts cannot target the right list row reliably
UI scripts cannot pick the right list row from an element path alone, so automation of Finder sidebar items requires guessing which row matches.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 23 September 2026 · last reported 23 September 2026
What's going wrong
Mac automation users who use UI inspectors report that an element path, such as a Finder sidebar row, does not say which row to act on.
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