Finder using 'PS' symbol to move files from card to folder on Mac

[SRPcashie]

Has anyone had the finder start using a 'PS' symbol when moving files via the finder in a drag and drop method?  This just started happening on my computer and always says the copying of files from a card to a hard drive say it's going to take a very long time.  Like 10 hours.  This must be a simple setting that I messed up.  

Ventura 13.6.7

PS 25.9.1

[Myra Ferguson]

It sounds like the file type of the files on your card have been associated with Photoshop. When a file type is associated with an application, double-clicking the file will open it in that application.

[D Fosse]

Why not simply copy over? Why drag and drop?

[SRPcashie]

by copy over do you mean copy/paste?  it does the same thing and takes the same amount of time.  This just started happening.

[D Fosse]

OK, that's really odd. File/folder permissions?

And the standard advice: reset preferences. Corrupt preferences can cause the weirdest symptoms.

[SRPcashie · Accepted solution]

I did recently have to 'tell' my mac to stop opening arw raw files with preview and instead to through adobe products.  Could that be it?  

[SRPcashie]

This would be the reason it's suddenly taken hours to transfer files?