# Is there a wait in the execution of the actions;

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**Created:** [November 23, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-wait-in-the-execution-of-the-actions/62849 "2023-11-23T16:23:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-wait-in-the-execution-of-the-actions/62849/2 "2023-11-23T16:51:14Z")

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Actions that modify the filename or path are always executed last.  
You would have to split them up unto different action groups.  
I found this thread on a similar topic:

> [@Disc number into Directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-number-into-directory/42324/7):
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> Somewhere deep in the archives I found that it is absolutely advisable to rename a folder always in a separate action group. The problem I see: you rename the file and the folder in the same action group. So depending on the internal order of execution, where file system operations are somewhat special, it could be that the renaming of the file and / or the folder leads to the duplication. Try to rename files and folders in separate actions (and leave out the $replace() if you have already re…

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