# Crash when pasting text as new file

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/crash-when-pasting-text-as-new-file/40052
**Category:** Help & Support
**Tags:** bug-report
**Created:** [December 11, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/crash-when-pasting-text-as-new-file/40052 "2021-12-11T19:57:58Z")
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### Author: ![MartO](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/marto/32/54727_2.png) [@MartO](https://resource.dopus.com/u/MartO)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/crash-when-pasting-text-as-new-file/40052/1 "2021-12-11T19:57:58Z")

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Hi,

In order to create an m3u playlist, I select multiple mp3 files, copy their names and then paste them as a new file. Works as expected.

However, when I change the name of the new file to include square brackets, eg. `[2021] title [my artist].m3u`, DOpus frequently decides to terminate the thread. Frequently, but not always.

Pretty sure it isn't related to the content of the new file but rather its name, but even after thorough testing I can't figure out what provokes it. I've never seen it when the square brackets weren't involved. The example above reproducibly crashes.

I just came across this problem again, but it's been around for a long time (i.e. years). [This issue](https://resource.dopus.com/t/instant-crash-on-pasting-clipboard-text/5313) sounds similar, but seems to have been resolved 13 years ago...  
Any ideas?

Thanks a lot  
MartO

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### Author: ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/crash-when-pasting-text-as-new-file/40052/2 "2021-12-11T20:21:37Z")

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Please send us the crash logs:

> [@Automatic crash logs (for bug reports)](https://resource.dopus.com/t/crash-dumps-for-bug-reports/8861/1):
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> In the event of a crash, Directory Opus usually creates a log file (also known as a "dump file") with information that may be useful in diagnosing the problem. (For problems which don't result in a crash -- e.g. freezes or abnormal CPU usage -- you …

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### Author: ![MartO](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/marto/32/54727_2.png) [@MartO](https://resource.dopus.com/u/MartO)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/crash-when-pasting-text-as-new-file/40052/3 "2021-12-11T20:28:59Z")

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Done.

Thanks  
MartO

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### Author: ![Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/jon/32/12713_2.png) [@Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/crash-when-pasting-text-as-new-file/40052/4 "2021-12-12T01:00:30Z")

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Thanks for the report, we've identified the issue and it will be fixed in the next update.