diff --git a/tauri/src/commands/disk.rs b/tauri/src/commands/disk.rs
index b46ea489a..ad6cb0f82 100644
--- a/tauri/src/commands/disk.rs
+++ b/tauri/src/commands/disk.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ pub fn open_paths(
     })
 }
 
+/// The files are open for good: the preview among them is not a preview anymore (the user did
+/// something to it that the engine does not see, like hiding it).
+#[tauri::command(async)]
+pub fn keep_files(state: State<AppState>, file_ids: Vec<Uuid>) {
+    state.core(move |core| {
+        core.workspace.keep(&file_ids);
+        core.commit(None);
+    })
+}
+
 /// Writes the files among `ids` that are not the ones on the disk, asking where to put the ones
 /// that have no place: the file dialog for a single one, a folder for several of them. Says whether
 /// they were written, which is not the case if the user cancelled.
diff --git a/tauri/src/lib.rs b/tauri/src/lib.rs
index cd5900ba1..b40606759 100644
--- a/tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ fn register_commands<R: tauri::Runtime>(builder: tauri::Builder<R>) -> tauri::Bu
         disk::workspace_state,
         disk::open_files,
         disk::open_paths,
+        disk::keep_files,
         disk::open_folder,
         disk::close_folder,
         disk::close_files,
diff --git a/tauri/src/state.rs b/tauri/src/state.rs
index 1f30ae119..41b60c4e2 100644
--- a/tauri/src/state.rs
+++ b/tauri/src/state.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ impl Core {
             self.workspace.keep(&[id]);
         }
         let (renamed, errors) = self.workspace.follow_names(&mut self.engine, &names);
-        if kept || renamed {
-            self.commit(None);
+        // and it goes when something else is selected
+        let dropped = self.workspace.drop_preview(&mut self.engine);
+        if kept || renamed || dropped.is_some() {
+            self.commit(dropped.as_ref());
         } else {
             self.persist();
         }
diff --git a/tauri/src/tests.rs b/tauri/src/tests.rs
index 91236e448..9f26488f8 100644
--- a/tauri/src/tests.rs
+++ b/tauri/src/tests.rs
@@ -725,3 +725,43 @@ fn a_file_open_as_a_preview_is_replaced_until_it_is_kept_or_edited() {
     );
     std::fs::remove_dir_all(folder).unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn the_preview_goes_when_something_else_is_selected_unless_it_was_kept() {
+    let app = App::new();
+    let folder = folder_with(&["a", "b", "c"]);
+    let open = |name: &str, preview: bool| {
+        app.call(
+            "open_paths",
+            json!({ "paths": [folder.join(format!("{name}.gpx"))], "preview": preview }),
+        )["added"][0]
+            .as_str()
+            .map(str::to_string)
+    };
+    let order = |app: &App| app.call("file_order", json!({})).as_array().unwrap().len();
+    let a = open("a", false).unwrap();
+
+    // looked at, then something else is selected: it goes
+    let b = open("b", true).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(order(&app), 2);
+    app.call("select", json!({ "fileIds": [a], "mode": "replace" }));
+    assert_eq!(order(&app), 1);
+
+    // nothing selected: it stays
+    open("b", true);
+    app.call("select", json!({ "fileIds": [], "mode": "replace" }));
+    assert_eq!(order(&app), 2);
+
+    // kept (hidden, its menu opened...): it stays when something else is selected
+    let c = open("c", true).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(order(&app), 2, "c replaces b");
+    app.call("keep_files", json!({ "fileIds": [c] }));
+    assert_eq!(
+        app.call("workspace_state", json!({}))["files"][&c]["preview"],
+        false
+    );
+    app.call("select", json!({ "fileIds": [a], "mode": "replace" }));
+    assert_eq!(order(&app), 2);
+    let _ = b;
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(folder).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/tauri/src/workspace.rs b/tauri/src/workspace.rs
index 220294288..0bd66fc3c 100644
--- a/tauri/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/tauri/src/workspace.rs
@@ -450,6 +450,17 @@ impl Workspace {
         closed.merge(opened)
     }
 
+    /// Closes the preview when something else is selected (not nothing, nor something in it): it was
+    /// only looked at. Says what changed in the engine, `None` if it stays.
+    pub fn drop_preview(&mut self, engine: &mut Engine) -> Option<api::Outcome> {
+        let id = self.preview?;
+        let selected = engine.selection().file_ids();
+        if selected.is_empty() || selected.contains(&FileId(id)) {
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some(self.close_files(engine, &[id], false))
+    }
+
     /// The files are open for good: none of them is the preview anymore.
     pub fn keep(&mut self, ids: &[Uuid]) {
         if self.preview.is_some_and(|preview| ids.contains(&preview)) {
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerRow.svelte b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerRow.svelte
index 6a2142e71..936163422 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerRow.svelte
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/explorer/ExplorerRow.svelte
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@
 
 <ContextMenu.Root
     onOpenChange={(open) => {
+        if (open && fileId !== undefined) {
+            // the file is open for good once its menu is
+            engine.keepPreview([fileId]);
+        }
         if (open && !selected && kind !== 'root') {
             select([path]);
         }
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/file-list/FileListNodeLabel.svelte b/website/src/lib/components/file-list/FileListNodeLabel.svelte
index 6eabde209..46c19fc98 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/file-list/FileListNodeLabel.svelte
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/file-list/FileListNodeLabel.svelte
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         FileStack,
         FileX,
     } from '@lucide/svelte';
-    import { getContext } from 'svelte';
+    import { getContext, untrack } from 'svelte';
     import { i18n } from '$lib/i18n/i18n.svelte';
     import MetadataDialog from '$lib/components/file-list/metadata/MetadataDialog.svelte';
     import { editMetadata } from '$lib/components/file-list/metadata/utils.svelte';
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
             selected &&
             selectedElementIds($selection)[0]?.ids[0] === elementId(node)
     );
+    $effect(() => {
+        // the file is open for good once its info or its appearance is (the desktop app)
+        if (openEditMetadata || openEditStyle) {
+            untrack(() => engine.keepPreview([node.fileId]));
+        }
+    });
 
     // the desktop app: the files are linked to the file system, they are closed rather than deleted
     let desktop = $derived($workspace !== undefined);
@@ -114,6 +120,8 @@
 <ContextMenu.Root
     onOpenChange={(open) => {
         if (open) {
+            // the file is open for good once its menu is (the desktop app)
+            engine.keepPreview([node.fileId]);
             if (!selected) {
                 engine.selectNode(node);
             }
diff --git a/website/src/lib/components/file-list/sortable-file-list.ts b/website/src/lib/components/file-list/sortable-file-list.ts
index e73d6acbe..bce2a2737 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/components/file-list/sortable-file-list.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/components/file-list/sortable-file-list.ts
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ export class SortableFileList {
                 setTimeout(() => this.updateToSelection(e), 50),
             onDeselect: (e: Sortable.SortableEvent) =>
                 setTimeout(() => this.updateToSelection(e), 50),
-            onStart: () => {
+            onStart: (e: Sortable.SortableEvent) => {
                 // all the nodes, not only the elements: the comments are the anchors of the Svelte blocks
                 this._snapshot = Array.from(container.childNodes);
                 dragging.set(sortableLevel);
+                // the files that are dragged (or whose elements are) are open for good
+                engine.keepPreview(this.draggedFiles(e));
             },
             onEnd: () => dragging.set(null),
             onSort: (e: Sortable.SortableEvent) => this.onSort(e),
@@ -84,6 +86,17 @@ export class SortableFileList {
         );
     }
 
+    /** The files of what is dragged: the dragged files, or the file of the dragged elements. */
+    private draggedFiles(e: Sortable.SortableEvent): string[] {
+        if (this._parent) {
+            return [this._parent.fileId];
+        }
+        const elements: HTMLElement[] = e.items.length > 0 ? e.items : [e.item];
+        return elements
+            .map((element) => element.getAttribute('data-id'))
+            .filter((id): id is string => id !== null);
+    }
+
     /** The node of a child of the list. */
     childNode(id: string): FileTreeNode | undefined {
         const parent = this._parent;
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts
index 977614fb0..4655dbefd 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/tauri.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export async function createTauriBackend(): Promise<Backend> {
             workspace: () => invoke<WorkspaceState>('workspace_state'),
             openFiles: () => invoke<Outcome>('open_files'),
             openPaths: (paths, preview) => invoke<Outcome>('open_paths', { paths, preview }),
+            keepFiles: (fileIds) => invoke('keep_files', { fileIds }),
             openFolder: (unsaved) => invoke<Outcome>('open_folder', { unsaved }),
             closeFolder: (unsaved) => invoke<Outcome>('close_folder', { unsaved }),
             closeFiles: (fileIds, unsaved) => invoke<Outcome>('close_files', { fileIds, unsaved }),
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts
index f56a965f1..91822e1c1 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/backend/types.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export interface DesktopFiles {
      * edited or opened for good. Otherwise they are open for good.
      */
     openPaths(paths: string[], preview?: boolean): Promise<Outcome>;
+    /** The files are open for good: the preview among them is not a preview anymore. */
+    keepFiles(fileIds: string[]): Promise<void>;
     /**
      * Opens the folder that the user picks, which is watched. Its files are not opened: they are
      * in its tree (`listFolder`). The folder that was open is closed with its files (see
diff --git a/website/src/lib/engine/engine.ts b/website/src/lib/engine/engine.ts
index c147ee6e3..9a33940de 100644
--- a/website/src/lib/engine/engine.ts
+++ b/website/src/lib/engine/engine.ts
@@ -570,6 +570,18 @@ class Engine {
         return this.addedBy((b) => b.desktop!.openPaths(paths, preview));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The files are open for good (the desktop app): the preview among them stays when another file
+     * is opened or selected. The user did something to it, which the engine does not see (opening
+     * its menu or its info, hiding it, dragging it). Nothing is done for the other files.
+     */
+    async keepPreview(fileIds: string[]) {
+        const workspace = get(this._workspace);
+        if (fileIds.some((id) => workspace?.files[id]?.preview)) {
+            await this.desktopCall((desktop) => desktop.keepFiles(fileIds));
+        }
+    }
+
     // What the explorer does to the tree of the open folder (the desktop app). When it fails,
     // `lastError` tells why (a key of the dictionaries, or a message).
 
@@ -800,6 +812,7 @@ class Engine {
         if (!store) {
             return;
         }
+        void this.keepPreview([fileId]);
         const visibility = setHidden(
             get(store).structure,
             this._visibility.get(fileId) ?? new Map(),