To do on macOS: No spacing between task panel and task count

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To do on macOS: No spacing between task panel and task count

gernophil 10

I think the image shows it all. This is an issue I have for more than a year now in macOS. Every time I delete the local files in ~/Library/Caches/, ~/Library/Containers/ and ~/Library/Group Containers/, the issue is resolved until I close the app and restart it again. Then it looks like the above again.

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Kai-H 26,840 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi, gernophil

The screenshot shows the task count pressed against the panel edge. Since clearing the local data fixes it only until the next launch, this is most likely a saved layout bug in the macOS app, not an account or task-sync problem.

Here are some suggestions you can try:

Update Microsoft To Do from the Mac App Store. The current release includes general bug fixes, so install any available update and restart the Mac.

Open To Do, make the window noticeably wider, then drag the divider between the sidebar and task panel back and forth. Close the app while the window is still wider, then reopen it. This may force the layout measurements to be saved again.

If the spacing returns, avoid repeatedly deleting all Microsoft folders. That only resets the damaged layout temporarily and may also remove preferences or require another sign-in.

Report it as a reproducible display bug. In To Do, use Help > Copy Session and User ID, then submit feedback with the screenshot, macOS version, To Do version, and the note that restarting immediately recreates the problem. The in-app support channel is the recommended route for To Do issues.

Until it is corrected, the To Do web version is the safest workaround.

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Kai-H 26,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-07-17T07:11:44.51+00:00

Hi, gernophil

It has been a while and I am writing to see how things are going with this issue.

Have you had a chance to check the replies provided?

Any update would be appreciated.
gernophil 10 Reputation points

2026-07-17T10:13:29.82+00:00

Hey @Kai-H ,

Thanks for your suggestions. Unfortunately, updating the App does not fix this and also, if I make the window wider and then drag the border the task count always stays pressed against the panel edge.

Do you have any other ideas?
gernophil 10 Reputation points

2026-07-17T10:14:06.0466667+00:00

Hey @Kai-H ,

Thanks for your suggestions. Unfortunately, updating the App does not fix this and also, if I make the window wider and then drag the border the task count always stays pressed against the panel edge.

Do you have any other ideas?
Kai-H 26,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-07-20T06:26:37.6466667+00:00

Hi, gernophil

Thanks for confirming. Since resizing and updating do not help, and clearing local data only fixes it until the next launch, this looks like a persistent layout issue in the Mac app rather than a setting you can adjust.

First, confirm that all tasks appear correctly in the To Do web version. This ensures everything is synced before removing local app data.

Quit To Do completely, then uninstall it from Applications.

In Finder, press Command+Shift+G and remove these folders if present:

~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.com.microsoft.to-do-mac

~/Library/Containers/Microsoft To Do

Restart the Mac, then reinstall To Do from the Mac App Store and sign in again. This is a cleaner reset than repeatedly clearing the general cache folders.

If the spacing returns immediately after this clean reinstall, there probably is no further local fix. I would report it through Help > Copy Session and User ID, including the screenshot, macOS version, and To Do version.
gernophil 10 Reputation points

2026-07-20T14:33:48.34+00:00

Hey @Kai-H ,

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, In the web version everything looks fine and all tasks are present.

I already tried deleting the App, ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.com.microsoft.to-do-mac and ~/Library/Containers/Microsoft To Do and restarted the Mac. That was what I did in the first place. I just forgot to mention that I also deleted the App in the original post. So, this only help temporarily.

I cannot report using Help > Copy Session and User ID. THe only point I've found was Help > Suggest feature. I hope this was the correct way, but so far, I haven't received an answer: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/89ff059b-4783-f111-9b48-6045bd818e39
Kai-H 26,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-07-21T06:31:22.13+00:00

Hi, gernophil

Glad to hear that you've summited your feedback through the Feedback Portal. This is also a common route that users take when they want to report an issue. You may not get a response right away, but be patient, as backend engineers can see your opinion and they can come up with possible solutions.
gernophil 10 Reputation points

2026-08-01T09:30:41.0866667+00:00

I still haven't heard anything from my feedback post, but I narrowed the issue down a little. In my To do I have three groups with 3, 2 and 5 lists in the group. When I only expand the first or the second alone and keep the others collapsed and restart the app, the spacing is fine. As soon as I expand the third alone or the first and second together and restart the app the issue with the spacing returns. Not sure, what that means, but it could mean that the issue is the number of shown lists or sth. else. I played around with the naming of the lists and tried to reproduce it with the Todo account of my wife, but so far no success.
Kai-H 26,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-02T06:30:40.3866667+00:00

Hi, gernophil

That is a very useful finding. It strongly suggests the problem is triggered when the sidebar reloads with a certain number or combination of expanded lists, rather than by the list names or account data.

At this point, I would avoid deleting or renaming any more lists. There does not appear to be a user setting that controls this spacing. List groups are simply meant to organize lists in the sidebar, and expanding several groups should not change the task-count alignment.

Please add these exact reproduction steps to the feedback report:

Start with all three groups collapsed and restart To Do.

Expand only group 1 or group 2, restart, and note that spacing remains correct.

Expand only group 3, or groups 1 and 2 together, restart, and note that the spacing breaks.

Include the number of lists in each group, a screenshot of both states, and the macOS and To Do versions.

This is much more actionable than the original report because it gives the development team a repeatable trigger. For now, keeping fewer lists expanded before quitting the app seems to be the safest workaround.