# Reuse instance name after unloadMovie?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reuse-instance-name-after-unloadmovie/209387>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 8, 2006, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reuse-instance-name-after-unloadmovie/209387 "2006-12-08T11:05:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zaid\_W1red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cab0a1/32.png) [@Zaid\_W1red](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaid_W1red)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reuse-instance-name-after-unloadmovie/209387/1 "2006-12-08T11:05:39Z")

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Is this possible?

ive noticed when ihave a movie clip with name ‘whatVideo’, and then unload it, I cannot use attchMovie if the instance name is ‘whatVideo’ …whatVideo2, for example…works fine.

How can i re enable the use of my original instance name?

Zaid