# Changing FILENAME of a deleted file is allowed when changing TITLE is already forbidden
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-filename-of-a-deleted-file-is-allowed-when-changing-title-is-already-forbidden/46956
**Category:** Fixed Bugs
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [November 3, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-filename-of-a-deleted-file-is-allowed-when-changing-title-is-already-forbidden/46956 "2019-11-03T19:42:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-filename-of-a-deleted-file-is-allowed-when-changing-title-is-already-forbidden/46956/1 "2019-11-03T19:42:02Z")
A simple test to perform
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1] Load up a file to Mp3ag
2] Delete it from the drive but not via the Mp3tag, but with some other software
3] Go to Mp3tag and select that file
4] Try to change the `TITLE` by going to Tag Panel
5] Then try to change the `_FILENAME` by going to to the list of files
What happens?
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Mp3tag takes notice of the file being absent only in a half-way. Because all tags are wiped clean, as the software has no file to read from; but the user is still allowed to "change" the `_FILENAME`, because the software does not change if the file is still there
I understand that Mp3tag on purpose might not check if the file is still there when the user performs only selection- but when changing the name of the file it should do. Right now the software lies to the user about how the file is named / that the file is still there. When trying to save data in tag fields of the deleted file it spits out a proper info in form of a pup-up box - but it does not do the same thing for `_FILENAME` of a missing file
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-filename-of-a-deleted-file-is-allowed-when-changing-title-is-already-forbidden/46956/2 "2019-11-15T10:50:04Z")
Thanks for pointing. Mp3tag v2.99b shows an error message at renaming now if the file is not available anymore.
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-filename-of-a-deleted-file-is-allowed-when-changing-title-is-already-forbidden/46956/3 "2019-11-20T14:30:57Z")
That certainly checks out
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-filename-of-a-deleted-file-is-allowed-when-changing-title-is-already-forbidden/46956/4 "2019-12-20T14:30:58Z")
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