Folder rename bug

When I try to rename a folder, just changing the case from upper to lower I get an error.
Example:
Original folder name: "2008-05-31_Linley VAlley hike"
New folder name: "2008-05-31_Linley Valley hike"
I get the warning message "Could not rename. An unknown error occurred."
LR 1.41 Vista
Rory

Because Windows does not have case-sensitive file or directory names, but allows you to save with any combination of cases, the various versions of a file name that differ only in case are treated internally as identical. FIle.pdf and fiLE.pDf refer to the same file. When you rename a file, it has to be named something different, so it has to differ in some way other than case. In your case, maybe change the folder name slightly when you rename it, then rename again to get it where you want it to be.
E.g., first change "2008-05-31_Linley VAlley hike" to "2008-05-31_Linley Valley hike-x" and then change that to "2008-05-31_Linley Valley hike".

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