---
title: "Breaking: #56133 - New BE user permission \"Files: replace\""
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-56133"
source: "Changelog/7.4/Breaking-56133-NewBeUserPermissionFilesReplace.rst"
typo3-version: "7.4"
typo3-major: 7
type: "breaking"
issue: 56133
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/56133"
tags: ["FAL", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T05:05:02+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #56133 - New BE user permission "Files: replace" {#breaking-56133}

See [forge#56133](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/56133)

## Description {#description}

A new feature was introduced to replace files in the file list. For this feature an new permission was introduce "Files: replace".
This permission is now also checked when a BE user uploads a file with the same name.

## Impact {#impact}

BE users need the permission "Files: replace" before they are allowed to replace a file by uploading a file with the same name.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

All installations.

## Migration {#migration}

An upgrade wizard was added to set this permission for all BE users that already are allowed to write files as this was the old permissions check.