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Name column vs. Filename column

WinCatalog has Name column and Filename column in the main grid view. For most files both columns display the same value (filename), but there is a difference between these columns.
 
The Filename column contains the name of the file or the folder as it was originally named in the file system. The Filename field is used by WinCatalog to keep a connection with the real file on the disk and cannot be edited in WinCatalog. For non-file entries like Virtual (blue) Folders, Custom Items, Tags this value is empty.
 
The Name columns (or Display Name) displays the name of the entry how it is named in WinCatalog. This column is editable, so you can always change the value of this column for any item on you own. The Name column also supports the Dynamic Patterns (currently for entries having ID3 tags).