# Cannot re-write filenames if in an iCloud folder

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-re-write-filenames-if-in-an-icloud-folder/58667
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [October 3, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-re-write-filenames-if-in-an-icloud-folder/58667 "2022-10-03T10:06:37Z")
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### Author: ![lloydi](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lloydi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lloydi)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-re-write-filenames-if-in-an-icloud-folder/58667/1 "2022-10-03T10:06:37Z")

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I am in the process of digitising a lot of 12" vinyl records. I am saving the audio files to iCloud drives so that I can edit audio on a laptop separately from the room where the turntables are.

I gather that there is some permission issue with folders as I have seen a prompt to allow permission for MP3Tag to write to a folder, but this does not seem to work on iCloud folders.

If I drag files into MP3Tag or if I Open from MP3Tag, I get the following alert for all files if I try to rename files:

 ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b5a0b5a69cb030070c5d358125328941201d377d.jpeg)

It is not clear how I provide permission to the folder, based on that alert.

My workarounds to temporarily move all files I want to rename to a folder that is NOT an iCloud folder, apply the file renames, then move back. I would like to avoid this though.

Can someone tell me the steps that I need to undertake to apply the permission? Or if this is a limitation of using iCloud folders, please let me know and I'll have to have a rethink about my process/workflow.

Thanks

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-re-write-filenames-if-in-an-icloud-folder/58667/2 "2022-10-03T13:00:30Z")

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You would need to open the parent folder of the files for Mp3tag to get permission to rename them.

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### Author: ![lloydi](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lloydi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lloydi)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-re-write-filenames-if-in-an-icloud-folder/58667/3 "2022-10-03T13:25:10Z")

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Ah, gotcha. So just drag the parent folder in to MP3Tag and then we're all good. That was much simpler than I thought. 👍

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-re-write-filenames-if-in-an-icloud-folder/58667/4 "2022-11-02T13:25:42Z")

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