# The source and destination file(s) are the same

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-source-and-destination-file-s-are-the-same/18271>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 26, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-source-and-destination-file-s-are-the-same/18271 "2016-09-26T20:01:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Matt714](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Matt714](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Matt714)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-source-and-destination-file-s-are-the-same/18271/1 "2016-09-26T20:01:37Z")

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Only album(s) that do this. I'm trying to have the tagged album transferred to folder name.

Never had this error before. Thoughts?

There no other files. Even tried hidden ones.

[http://i.imgur.com/6dLgjok.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/6dLgjok.jpg)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Matt714](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Matt714](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Matt714)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-source-and-destination-file-s-are-the-same/18271/2 "2016-09-26T20:04:51Z")

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If anyone has the same problem, just rename to another thing, then revert back manually. Seems to do it. 😲

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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:** [September 27, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-source-and-destination-file-s-are-the-same/18271/3 "2016-09-27T04:11:47Z")

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> [@Matt714](#):
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> If anyone has the same problem, just rename to another thing, then revert back manually. Seems to do it. 😲

As you do not tell us under which circumstances you see this behaviour, it is hard to tell whether someone has the same problem.  
Which function did you use?  
Which data was present in the tags?  
What folder name did not work?  
Which format string did you use to rename the files?

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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, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-source-and-destination-file-s-are-the-same/18271/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:26Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC