Title: Replace existing file.
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Replace existing file.

 *  Resolved [Omi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dekzgimutao/)
 * (@dekzgimutao)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/)
 * Hi, can we ask how to replace a current file we uploaded? For example we have
   uploaded an xls file download last year. 2014 and we now have 2015 xls file to
   replace it, how we do that? Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Shahriar Alam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahriar0822/)
 * (@shahriar0822)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6768895)
 * Open the package you want to update. Then remove previous file(click ‘x’ button
   in panel head) and upload the new one. After that update the package and all 
   done.
 *  Thread Starter [Omi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dekzgimutao/)
 * (@dekzgimutao)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769070)
 * Thanks Shahriar, Cant seem to find that x button. All we can see was attach file
   box on the right hand area (Upload,browse,url) tabs/ Is that the panel head?
 * Thanks
 *  Plugin Contributor [Shahriar Alam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahriar0822/)
 * (@shahriar0822)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769071)
 * Sorry, my mistake. I was referring to Pro version settings. However, just upload
   the new version and update package. Done. No other steps required.
    Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [Omi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dekzgimutao/)
 * (@dekzgimutao)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769072)
 * Thanks Shahriar we did that, but the file to be downloaded would be doubled. 
   For example:
 * Existing file 1 to be change: `sampledoc.doxc`
 * we want to replace it with: `ourdocument.pdf`
 * if we will upload the new file, there would be two files and automatically zip
   when downloaded, meaning two files would be downloaded:
 * `sampledoc.doxc (old file we want to change)`
    `ourdocument.pdf (new file we 
   want)`
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [Omi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dekzgimutao/)
 * (@dekzgimutao)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769080)
 * Any updates? Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [Shahjada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codename065/)
 * (@codename065)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769081)
 * Actually it will not be doubled. You will be able keep single file only.
 *  Thread Starter [Omi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dekzgimutao/)
 * (@dekzgimutao)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769082)
 * Hi thanks we have tried it already. Once we upload a new file it became zip file
   and the content of those zip file was the old one we want to delete and the new
   one we want to have.
 * Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [Shahjada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codename065/)
 * (@codename065)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769083)
 * In that case I need to check it in your installation, may you please post here
   [http://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/support/forum/download-manager-free/](http://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/support/forum/download-manager-free/)
   to discuss it in details.

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 * Last reply from: [Shahjada](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codename065/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-existing-file/#post-6769083)
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