# Moved files stay in file list
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moved-files-stay-in-file-list/41829
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 29, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moved-files-stay-in-file-list/41829 "2018-05-29T20:39:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@tric](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tric)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moved-files-stay-in-file-list/41829/1 "2018-05-29T20:39:19Z")
Moving of files fails (Windows 10 64bit)
Files still remain in List after Moving (right-click-move) in another directory.
This behavior is shown only in new version 2.88
Before moved files disappeared in list - copied files did remain in list (which was perfect).
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2018, 8:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moved-files-stay-in-file-list/41829/2 "2018-05-30T08:43:24Z")
From the [changelog](https://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html):
> [2018-03-12] CHG: files that were moved are now kept in file list independent of the target location.(#19786)
It's a change that was mainly motivated by the perceived inconsistency discussed in this topic:
> [@Recognize files that are copied or moved](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/recognize-files-that-are-copied-or-moved/19786):
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> Yes I know: Mp3tag i not a filehandler. But it handles them anyhow and simply looses from on eyesight on a simple accounts of moving and does not care about those copied ones As for copying: it is a little of an overkill as most likely not many users would need that. But if the moving of files should be corrected then I see no problem of taking care also of duplicated files. Giving it as an option would not hurt those uninterested in them but could help the other users As for moving: that is j…
I have since then received numerous requests to change back to the old behavior, or a least make it configurable. Your feedback is counted.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moved-files-stay-in-file-list/41829/3 "2026-02-09T12:27:27Z")