diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RenameCollectionItem/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RenameCollectionItem/index.js
index 5711cdbcd..6cf8cb21a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RenameCollectionItem/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/RenameCollectionItem/index.js
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ const RenameCollectionItem = ({ collection, item, onClose }) => {
       if (!isFolder && item.draft) {
         await dispatch(saveRequest(item.uid, collection.uid, true));
       }
+      if (item.name === values.name) {
+        return;
+      }
       dispatch(renameItem(values.name, item.uid, collection.uid))
         .then(() => {
-          toast.success('Request renamed!');
+          toast.success('Request renamed');
           onClose();
         })
         .catch((err) => {
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ const RenameCollectionItem = ({ collection, item, onClose }) => {
       handleConfirm={onSubmit}
       handleCancel={onClose}
     >
-      <form className="bruno-form" onSubmit={e => e.preventDefault()}>
+      <form className="bruno-form" onSubmit={(e) => e.preventDefault()}>
         <div>
           <label htmlFor="name" className="block font-semibold">
             {isFolder ? 'Folder' : 'Request'} Name
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index 054b4fbd4..777a194ab 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { resolveRequestFilename } from 'utils/common/platform';
 import { parsePathParams, parseQueryParams, splitOnFirst } from 'utils/url/index';
 import { sendCollectionOauth2Request as _sendCollectionOauth2Request } from 'utils/network/index';
 import { name } from 'file-loader';
+import slash from 'utils/common/slash';
 
 export const renameCollection = (newName, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const state = getState();
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ export const renameItem = (newName, itemUid, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getSta
     }
     const { ipcRenderer } = window;
 
-    ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:rename-item', item.pathname, newPathname, newName).then(resolve).catch(reject);
+    ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:rename-item', slash(item.pathname), newPathname, newName).then(resolve).catch(reject);
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 3d1c15ef0..4b53e4b81 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ const {
   sanitizeDirectoryName,
   isWSLPath,
   normalizeWslPath,
-  normalizeAndResolvePath
+  normalizeAndResolvePath,
+  safeToRename
 } = require('../utils/filesystem');
 const { openCollectionDialog } = require('../app/collections');
 const { generateUidBasedOnHash, stringifyJson, safeParseJSON, safeStringifyJSON } = require('../utils/common');
@@ -333,14 +334,15 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
       oldPath = isWSLPath(oldPath) ? normalizeWslPath(oldPath) : normalizeAndResolvePath(oldPath);
       newPath = isWSLPath(newPath) ? normalizeWslPath(newPath) : normalizeAndResolvePath(newPath);
 
+      // Check if the old path exists
       if (!fs.existsSync(oldPath)) {
         throw new Error(`path: ${oldPath} does not exist`);
       }
-      if (fs.existsSync(newPath)) {
-        throw new Error(`path: ${oldPath} already exists`);
+
+      if (!safeToRename(oldPath, newPath)) {
+        throw new Error(`path: ${newPath} already exists`);
       }
 
-      // if its directory, rename and return
       if (isDirectory(oldPath)) {
         const bruFilesAtSource = await searchForBruFiles(oldPath);
 
@@ -361,12 +363,13 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
       const jsonData = bruToJson(data);
 
       jsonData.name = newName;
-
       moveRequestUid(oldPath, newPath);
 
       const content = jsonToBru(jsonData);
-      await writeFile(newPath, content);
       await fs.unlinkSync(oldPath);
+      await writeFile(newPath, content);
+
+      return newPath;
     } catch (error) {
       return Promise.reject(error);
     }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
index 752cb339c..0263939ae 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const fsPromises = require('fs/promises');
 const { dialog } = require('electron');
 const isValidPathname = require('is-valid-path');
+const os = require('os');
 
 const exists = async (p) => {
   try {
@@ -155,12 +156,34 @@ const searchForBruFiles = (dir) => {
   return searchForFiles(dir, '.bru');
 };
 
-// const isW
-
 const sanitizeDirectoryName = (name) => {
   return name.replace(/[<>:"/\\|?*\x00-\x1F]+/g, '-');
 };
 
+const safeToRename = (oldPath, newPath) => {
+  try {
+    // If the new path doesn't exist, it's safe to rename
+    if (!fs.existsSync(newPath)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const oldStat = fs.statSync(oldPath);
+    const newStat = fs.statSync(newPath);
+
+    if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
+      // Windows-specific comparison:
+      // Check if both files have the same birth time, size (Since, Win FAT-32 doesn't use inodes)
+
+      return oldStat.birthtimeMs === newStat.birthtimeMs && oldStat.size === newStat.size;
+    }
+    // Unix/Linux/MacOS: Check inode to see if they are the same file
+    return oldStat.ino === newStat.ino;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error checking file rename safety for ${oldPath} and ${newPath}:`, error);
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   isValidPathname,
   exists,
@@ -180,5 +203,6 @@ module.exports = {
   chooseFileToSave,
   searchForFiles,
   searchForBruFiles,
-  sanitizeDirectoryName
+  sanitizeDirectoryName,
+  safeToRename
 };