FCP 7 can't export to .mov if file exists

I am unable to overwrite on export for some reason. the error, "file in use by this or another application" pops up, and it's not in use anywhere. If i delete the old file, then the export works fine.
anyone else having this prob?
didn't find similar on this discussion.

It's an issue because I don't have the option to "Add a 01 to the name and save it." I have to go through the menu and use the "Save As" function, which is an additional set of unneeded keystrokes.
it should pop up a box allowing me to rename it, but it doesn't. It tells me "the file is in use." That's it. I have to close that error box, delete the file and then export it, or I have to go through the trouble of renaming it through the menu.
That doesn't sound like an issue to you? I've been cutting in FCP for 9 years and this is the first time I've ever had to do it this way (just upgraded to FCP 7).

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