u/Slashdott

I’m having a frustrating issue with Cinema 4D version 2026.2.0.
Until the latest update, when I render to the Picture Viewer and a file with the same name already exists, C4D asks if I want to overwrite it.

Now, it has started to automatically add a "2" to the filename instead of prompting me to overwrite.

Here’s what I’ve checked so far:

• Preferences > Renderer: The "Auto Renaming" checkbox is UNCHECKED.
• Render Settings: I’m not using any version tokens ($ver) in the file path.
• Engines: It happens across all render engines I use (Standard, Redshift, Octane).

Even with "Auto Renaming" off, it keeps duplicating files rather than overwriting the existing one.

Has anyone else encountered this in the 2026 version? Thanks