# Renaming files and folders

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/renaming-files-and-folders/23836
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 14, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/renaming-files-and-folders/23836 "2025-02-14T13:53:32Z")
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### Author: ![syncthem](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@syncthem](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/syncthem)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/renaming-files-and-folders/23836/30 "2025-03-21T20:49:53Z")

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I tested and you are right!

When only one file got renamed, the change will be changed and no re-upload occurs!

I will later test with 2 files which names need to be exchanged:

“A” → “B” and “B” → “A”

This is what I mostly need to do …

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