# Moving files with action

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-files-with-action/61474
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 5, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-files-with-action/61474 "2023-07-05T14:21:54Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-files-with-action/61474/15 "2023-07-05T18:54:45Z")

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So, what you try to avoid is that you get an error message that a file of the same name already exists?  
That won't be successful.  
See e.g. here about renaming files to names that already exist:

> [@Auto Renaming of filenames if duplicated](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-renaming-of-filenames-if-duplicated/9637/):
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> Hi ! How do I make Mp3 tag to add a number at the end of the FILENAME in the case of duplicated filenames? Example: ABBA-Mamma Mia.mp3 - first copy of the song ABBA-Mamma Mia(2).mp3 - second copy of the song Thanks in advance !!!

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