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TL;DR

Hold Mouse Button to Evacuate items from containers

What?

If you want to evacuate items from a container, you must click all cells individually.

Instead, it would be great if you could just hold down the mouse button and hover over the cells you want evacuated. Same way like deconstructing items in the world works.

Why?

Because it helps with carpal tunnel syndrome.

+1

I can imagine someone arguing that doing stuff manually is meant to be more tedious, but the very fact that you're paying any attention to something that might have been otherwise automated is enough tediousness in my opinion. UI should introduce as little friction as possible.

It is already possible to move all items or all stacks of specific item between inventory and container in a single click. Why drag?

angramania wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2026 1:29 pm It is already possible to move all items or all stacks of specific item between inventory and container in a single click. Why drag?

You can use Ctrl+Click while in Character Mode ("in the world") to empty an entire Chest; but this does not work in Remote View.

You can use Right-Click while in Remote View to place a "Remove Items" order (Red X), but you need to Right-Click each cell of the Container - which is repetitive. I usually just deconstruct the entire chest instead....

This request is about being able to empty an entire Chest/Container as a single order.

eugenekay wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2026 1:39 pm but this does not work in Remote View.

Oh, I see. Thanks for explanation

+1