Two Way Sync doesn' treat re-named files correctly

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Oedinger

I've been using "two way sync" without problems for a long time. Today, I was aware that re-named files at the source data medium don't cause a deletion of the files with the former names at the target data medium and a substitution by the re-named files, but the files with the former names are recognized as "new files" and are copied to the source data medium (and the re-named files are copied to the target data medium correctly). As a result, the files with the former names exist on both sides again (although they should exist no more on both sides!) in addition to the re-named files on both sides.

As far as I remember, this problem did not occur before I had copied the complete content of an old source data medium to a new one.

What can I do now? Your help is very appreciated! Thanks a lot in advance!
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xCSxXenon

Check "Detect moved files" here:
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=synchronization-settings
Your location(s) may not support the detection
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Oedinger

Many thanks for your quick answer, xCSsXenon.
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Oedinger

Many thanks for your quick answer, xCSsXenon.