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Feature: Group Header Checkbox
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Description
### What's the Problem?
In File Explorer, simply selecting the Group header when items are grouped selects all items in the group. This is not possible in Files.
### Solution/Idea
_I've come up with two ideas:_
**Long pressing the group header selects all items in group.**
_This would be approachable for both touch-screeners and mouse-clickers.
Considering accessibility,
**Adding a checkbox left of the Group header**
_Not everyone can long press.
_Not only would both touch-screeners and mouse-clickers be able to use it,
_It would also be user-friendly as it would be understandable that it is an option.
Consequently, this would allow the ability/add a feature to select multiple groups of items - _Which File Explorer does not have._
### Alternatives
As of now, there is no alternative way, I must resort to selection boxing items. Which is dreadful when selecting many items...
Perhaps instead of having checkboxes initially showing, when the Multiselect toggle is on, that a checkbox next to the Group header shall appear.
### Priorities
| Capability | Priority |
| :---------- | :------- |
| Ability to select all items within a Group | Must |
| Implement ideas: Checkbox, long-press, or both | Should |
| Ability to select multiple groups of items | Could |
### Files Version
Version: 2.3.0.0
### Windows Version
Windows 11 21H2 22000.778
### Comments
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