Freeform gradient points change when object is selected with another object

[HeyHoGranolaBar]

Hi all, I'm having a problem with the freeform gradient. The points automatically change on their own if I try to select that object with anything else. I've tried select all, drag to select with black arrow, as well as clicking on the individual objects with ctrl+shift.

My goal is to group some objects together then copy and paste it into another file. However everytime I try to select more than one object with the freeform gradient, it changes!

Thoughts?

[Monika Gause]

While freeform gradients do misbehave sometimes, this should not happen. Did you already restart the computer?

And if that does not fix it: reset the preferences?

[CypherPoet]

I'm experiencing the exact same issue (v24.0.3 on macOS 10.15.3).

Unfortunately, these recommended fixes did not resolve it.

[Monika Gause]

Can you try and deselect the option "Content aware" in the Preferences > General (not quite sure about the exact wording, but the option is in the bottom right of the panel)

If that does not help please report it as a bug:

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