# Can't examine and pick up items with the 'e' key, which may take less keystrokes

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**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [November 6, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-examine-and-pick-up-items-with-the-e-key-which-may-take-less-keystrokes/27276 "2021-11-06T02:19:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Valiant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valiant/32/4788_2.png) [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-examine-and-pick-up-items-with-the-e-key-which-may-take-less-keystrokes/27276/2 "2021-11-06T06:33:49Z")

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Picking up items through the examine menu caused numerous bugs in the past, that’s why it was removed.

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