fixes #70276

src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/views/explorerView.ts

@@ -319,9 +319,8 @@ export class ExplorerView extends ViewletPanel {
 			// Check if the item was previously also selected, if yes the user is simply expanding / collapsing current selection #66589.
 			const shiftDown = e.browserEvent instanceof KeyboardEvent && e.browserEvent.shiftKey;
 			if (selection.length === 1 && !shiftDown) {
-				// Do not react if user is clicking on explorer items which are input placeholders
-				if (!selection[0].name || selection[0].isDirectory) {
-					// Do not react if user is clicking on explorer items which are input placeholders
+				if (selection[0].isDirectory || this.explorerService.isEditable(undefined)) {
+					// Do not react if user is clicking on explorer items while some are being edited #70276
 					// Do not react if clicking on directories
 					return;
 				}

src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerService.ts

@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ export class ExplorerService implements IExplorerService {
 		return this.editable && this.editable.stat === stat ? this.editable.data : undefined;
 	}
 
-	isEditable(stat: ExplorerItem): boolean {
-		return !!this.editable && this.editable.stat === stat;
+	isEditable(stat: ExplorerItem | undefined): boolean {
+		return !!this.editable && (this.editable.stat === stat || !stat);
 	}
 
 	select(resource: URI, reveal?: boolean): Promise<void> {

src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/files.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export interface IExplorerService {
 
 	setEditable(stat: ExplorerItem, data: IEditableData | null): void;
 	getEditableData(stat: ExplorerItem): IEditableData | undefined;
-	isEditable(stat: ExplorerItem): boolean;
+	// If undefined is passed checks if any element is currently being edited.
+	isEditable(stat: ExplorerItem | undefined): boolean;
 	findClosest(resource: URI): ExplorerItem | null;
 	refresh(): void;
 	setToCopy(stats: ExplorerItem[], cut: boolean): void;