#Uploading a file with the same name as a Wikimedia common one

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iron sandal
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Hi, I want to upload a file named "Warhammer.png" on a wiki but there seems to already be a file named as such which is not used anywhere on the wiki and is from Wikimedia Commons. The warning says "A file with this name exists already, ..." .

Is my only solution to upload it under a different name or can I overwrite it? What is the best path forward.

tardy galleon
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There should be a tickbox to ignore warnings

iron sandal
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there is but I was under the impression doing so would overwrite the Wikimedia one for every other wiki which may use it.

will it only affect the current wiki in which the file is uploaded?

iron sandal
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Here is the warning if I try to move an existing file to "warhammer.png" : File:Warhammer.png exists on a shared repository. Moving a file to this title will override the shared file.

dusk forge
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It will not overwrite the file on Wikimedia Commons. The warning means your wiki will display the local version instead of the Commons one.

neat jay