# \[BUG-13548\] Renaming a folder to itself deletes the folder!

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [April 12, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084 "2019-04-12T08:06:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084/1 "2019-04-12T08:06:36Z")

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8.0.0 (b2019040718)

This one is super critical.

If you rename a tag folder to itself (i.e. you accidentally double click on it and you start the rename action so press ‘enter’ to not rename it), the whole folder is deleted!  
I’ve just lost my whole tag structure as it deleted my root folder 😕 Lucky I have a backup…

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084/2 "2019-04-12T12:20:57Z")

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Confirmed to be happening in 8.0.1 SNAPSHOT (b2019041102). This is a scary one.

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084/3 "2019-04-12T12:56:14Z")

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It is, especially since my instinctual reaction is to hit enter on things like that!

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084/4 "2019-04-12T14:28:22Z")

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Opening a ticket now. We’ll prioritize this to be worked on immediately.

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**Author:** ![Kurt.Larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kurt.larson/32/6426_2.png) [@Kurt.Larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kurt.Larson)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084/5 "2019-04-12T14:38:14Z")

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For the meantime at least, edit/saving the realtime provider will force them to reappear.

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**Author:** ![awalker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/awalker/32/6874_2.png) [@awalker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/awalker)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13548-renaming-a-folder-to-itself-deletes-the-folder/24084/6 "2019-04-23T18:51:53Z")

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This issue was fixed in the build that was uploaded yesterday (4/22)