Still an issue.

Not sure if this will help anyone else, but for me, it's usually because I had a linked object in a locked clipping mask selected, and then tried to deselect. Unlock the clipping mask, deselect, and re-lock.

This has rendered the software almost unusable. The cursor will randomly select an object and, despite locking it, locking the layer, creating new objects, undoing/redoing and restarting the software, the problem is not solved. I can create new lines/objects, but then it includes the new stuff in with the one dumb thing that's selected. I can't reformat the new shape without it manipulating the thing that's selected. It's like my art is stuck in one giant, unhappy family photo.

Is anyone else still having this issue?

Having this issue often, did not happen in the past to me, seems like an issue I've had for the past 1-2 months. Very annoying and an incredible waste of time trying to get around this. Please resolve asap.

still happening in v. 24.3

I was messing with a clip group. Somehow now I can't unselect and seems to be having the issue other people are having. It had created a second layer then now after I merged it all and ungrouped the image, it still isn't working. It looks as though the layer isn't selected and only the image looks full color. HELP

-Tried edges: didn't work
-Tried select all: didn't work
-Tried deleting picture: didn't work

Hello,

This is what worked for me: go to View --> show edges (command H on Mac)
Hope it will work for you as well.
Have a good day!

I'm still having that issue and It's Sept 2020

its something related to the clipping mask, when erase the clips, the glitched selection edges disappear

you can triple click the object that is selected and click off, it worked for me just now. Hope this helps

This issue is still not fixed

This is still an issue.

This issue is most definitely NOT fixed (completed) , Anjali!

no it wasn't it happens nearly every hour for me.

This issue has been constant and has never been fixed on Illustrator for at least 10 years now. I can say for a fact I have been experiencing this ghost selection problem throughout most of my career. Is it really that hard to fix?

Still have ghost selection issue in 24.0.3

Can confirm this is still an issue

I figured it out... Ungroup everything, if anything is grouped in the selection it will continue to be selected. If you completely ungroup all layers it will lock them properly when you attempt to select them. I hope this helps!

Today a bug is still going strong. Although a Select All and pick an empty space happened to work for me. So there is a super easy cmd +a random click debug. But it took me a while and this google search to find this fix to a problem that shouldn't be there in a first place. Please do something about it :)