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title: "Can you have two files with the same file name in GAC?"  
description: "Can you have two files with the same file name in GAC?"  
author: "Varun Agrawal"  
published: 2011-03-18  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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# Can you have two files with the same file name in GAC?

Yes, remember that GAC is a very special folder, and while normally you would not be able to place two files with the same name into a Windows folder, GAC differentiates by version number as well, so it’s possible for MyApp.dll and MyApp.dll to co-exist in GAC if the first one is version 1.0.0.0 and the second one is 1.1.0.0.

## Answers

### Answer by Varun Agrawal

Yes, remember that GAC is a very special folder, and while normally you would not be able to place two files with the same name into a Windows folder, GAC differentiates by version number as well, so it’s possible for MyApp.dll and MyApp.dll to co-exist in GAC if the first one is version 1.0.0.0 and the second one is 1.1.0.0.


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