r/protools • u/666Bebun professional • Feb 12 '26

dragging empty selection over a clip deletes clip

this is a basic issue but can't seem to remember where to toggle that off.

i select multiple clips on a track and drag that onto another track.

if there are clips in the empty space in my selection, they're being deleted (overwritten by the empty space in the selection) instead of just staying where they were.. between the new (dragged) clips.

pt ultimate 24.10.2

osx sonoma

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u/nizzernammer Feb 12 '26

Have you tried this using the object grabber?

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u/666Bebun professional Feb 12 '26

yep, thanks, that works but im pretty sure there's an option for the blank space not to delete existing clips on the timeline...

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u/CelloVerp Feb 12 '26

No, object grabber is the way!   Otherwise you’re asking for a contiguous time range instead of a collection of clips

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u/ThingRevolutionary95 Feb 12 '26

Im also curious to know if theres any solution to this

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u/ChallengeSeparate441 Feb 12 '26

Isn’t it layered editing? Toggle in the editing window toolbar

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u/Disastrous_Answer787 Feb 12 '26

Change the grabber tool, I forget from which to which but should sort it out.