diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs
index fedfef8c..df1bb47a 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use tokio::{fs::{self, OpenOptions}, io::{stdin, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt}};
 use yazi_config::{OPEN, PREVIEW};
 use yazi_dds::Pubsub;
 use yazi_proxy::{AppProxy, TasksProxy, HIDER, WATCHER};
-use yazi_shared::{fs::{are_names_equal, max_common_root, maybe_exists, File, FilesOp, Url}, terminal_clear};
+use yazi_shared::{fs::{are_pathss_equal, max_common_root, maybe_exists, File, FilesOp, Url}, terminal_clear};
 
 use crate::manager::Manager;
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		for (o, n) in todo {
 			let (old, new) = (root.join(&o), root.join(&n));
 
-			if maybe_exists(&new).await && !are_names_equal(&old, &new) {
+			if maybe_exists(&new).await && !are_pathss_equal(&old, &new).await {
 				failed.push((o, n, anyhow!("Destination already exists")));
 			} else if let Err(e) = fs::rename(&old, &new).await {
 				failed.push((o, n, e.into()));
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs
index 39813303..d36a84f9 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use tokio::fs;
 use yazi_config::popup::InputCfg;
 use yazi_dds::Pubsub;
 use yazi_proxy::{InputProxy, TabProxy, WATCHER};
-use yazi_shared::{event::Cmd, fs::{are_names_equal, maybe_exists, ok_or_not_found, symlink_realpath, File, FilesOp, Url}};
+use yazi_shared::{event::Cmd, fs::{are_pathss_equal, maybe_exists, ok_or_not_found, symlink_realpath, File, FilesOp, Url}};
 
 use crate::manager::Manager;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Manager {
 			}
 
 			let new = hovered.parent().unwrap().join(name);
-			if opt.force || !maybe_exists(&new).await || are_names_equal(&hovered, &new) {
+			if opt.force || !maybe_exists(&new).await || are_pathss_equal(&hovered, &new).await {
 				Self::rename_do(tab, hovered, Url::from(new)).await.ok();
 				return;
 			}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Manager {
 		let Some(p_new) = new.parent_url() else { return Ok(()) };
 		let _permit = WATCHER.acquire().await.unwrap();
 
-		let are_different = !are_names_equal(&old, &new);
+		let are_different = !are_pathss_equal(&old, &new).await;
 		let overwritten = symlink_realpath(&new).await;
 		fs::rename(&old, &new).await?;
 
diff --git a/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs b/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
index b8edcfb6..20f1c9a4 100644
--- a/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
+++ b/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
@@ -24,17 +24,26 @@ pub fn ok_or_not_found(result: io::Result<()>) -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub fn are_names_equal(old: impl AsRef<Path>, new: impl AsRef<Path>) -> bool {
-	if let (Some(old), Some(new)) = (old.as_ref().file_name(), new.as_ref().file_name()) {
-		let (old, new) = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") || cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-			(Cow::Owned(old.to_ascii_lowercase()), Cow::Owned(new.to_ascii_lowercase()))
+pub async fn are_pathss_equal(old: impl AsRef<Path>, new: impl AsRef<Path>) -> bool {
+	#[cfg(unix)]
+	if let (Ok(canonical_old), Ok(canonical_new)) =
+		(fs::canonicalize(&old).await, fs::canonicalize(&new).await)
+	{
+		if let (Ok(old), Ok(new)) =
+			(fs::metadata(&canonical_old).await, fs::metadata(&canonical_new).await)
+		{
+			use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
+			old.ino() == new.ino() && old.dev() == new.dev()
 		} else {
-			(Cow::Borrowed(old), Cow::Borrowed(new))
-		};
-		old == new
+			false
+		}
 	} else {
 		false
 	}
+	#[cfg(windows)]
+	{
+		// TODO: use MoveFileEx without MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING
+	}
 }
 
 pub async fn symlink_realpath(path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {