# Renaming folders and files

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/renaming-folders-and-files/42839
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [November 19, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/renaming-folders-and-files/42839 "2022-11-19T14:27:11Z")
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### Author: ![GFletcher](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@GFletcher](https://resource.dopus.com/u/GFletcher)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/renaming-folders-and-files/42839/1 "2022-11-19T14:27:12Z")

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Whenever I rename a folder or a file, I have to go up one level to get the rename saved. Is there a way to stop that happening? Thanks.

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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: [November 19, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/renaming-folders-and-files/42839/2 "2022-11-19T14:34:08Z")

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Please see here for suggestions on diagnosing what's wrong:

> [@Changes to folders are not being detected](https://resource.dopus.com/t/changes-to-folders-are-not-being-detected/1786):
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> Opus should detect changes to folders automatically, but there are some things to check first: [Fully exit Opus](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-exit-directory-opus/3479) and restart it, in case the problem is with the Windows change-notification system losing track of the request from Opus to listen to ch…