# Library cleanup not case sensitive

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-cleanup-not-case-sensitive/61274
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-cleanup-not-case-sensitive/61274 "2023-06-15T12:35:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![mville](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/mville/32/9437_2.png) [@mville](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mville)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-cleanup-not-case-sensitive/61274/1 "2023-06-15T12:35:55Z")

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A minor issue, but the library size will increase unnecessarily over time.

Library cleanup is not case sensitive. When a filename is edited, case only, a duplicate entry is created in the library (mp3tag.db3, mtfile table).

e.g., If I change file:  
%myfilepath%\1.06 The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.flac  
to  
%myfilepath%\1.06 The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.flac

Two entries appear in the mtfile table for a single file reference. Cleanup does not resolve/remove the duplicate entry.

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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: [April 19, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-cleanup-not-case-sensitive/61274/2 "2024-04-19T09:07:58Z")

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> [@mville](#):
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> When a filename is edited, case only, a duplicate entry is created in the library (mp3tag.db3, mtfile table).

I've just tried to reproduce this and it looks to me like the original filename is updated without creating a duplicate entry. This is also was I see in the code.

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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: [February 9, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/library-cleanup-not-case-sensitive/61274/3 "2026-02-09T12:30:05Z")

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