Title: Overwrite file
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Overwrite file

 *  Resolved [pinballwzd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pinballwzd/)
 * (@pinballwzd)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-file/)
 * Hello,
 * Is there a way that I can upload a file and have it overwrite one already in 
   my media folder with same name ?
    I would like to be able to upload a file and
   not have it’s name change due to a same name file conflict. Thank you,
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/frontend-uploader/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/frontend-uploader/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Rinat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rinatkhaziev/)
 * (@rinatkhaziev)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-file/#post-3192281)
 * Hey,
 * Frontend Uploader uses core WordPress functions to handle uploads, hence files
   not getting overwritten. You can try this plugin that modifies default behavior:
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/overwrite-uploads/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/overwrite-uploads/)
 *  Thread Starter [pinballwzd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pinballwzd/)
 * (@pinballwzd)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-file/#post-3192293)
 * Thank you !
 *  Thread Starter [pinballwzd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pinballwzd/)
 * (@pinballwzd)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-file/#post-3192321)
 * just tried it and did not work for me.
 *  Plugin Author [Rinat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rinatkhaziev/)
 * (@rinatkhaziev)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-file/#post-3192329)
 * I took a closer look at the plugin, it requires modification of core files which
   considered not the best practice.
 *  Plugin Author [Rinat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rinatkhaziev/)
 * (@rinatkhaziev)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-file/#post-3192494)
 * [wontfix]

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 * Last reply from: [Rinat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rinatkhaziev/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/overwrite-file/#post-3192494)
 * Status: resolved