# Client Manager - Duplicate Clients in List

**URL:** <https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/client-manager-duplicate-clients-in-list/10244>\
**Category:** Client Manager\
**Created:** [March 8, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/client-manager-duplicate-clients-in-list/10244 "2025-03-08T15:56:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2acd7d/32.png) [@kevin](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/kevin)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/client-manager-duplicate-clients-in-list/10244/1 "2025-03-08T15:56:41Z")

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In the Client Manager I get duplicate copies of client returns. Only one of the two or three listed opens the actual file. Why does this occur and is there a way of getting rid of the extra’s without having to reconnect my NAS and the CM every time?

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**Author:** ![Nezzer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.protaxcommunity.com/nezzer/32/3845_2.png) [@Nezzer](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/Nezzer)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/client-manager-duplicate-clients-in-list/10244/2 "2025-03-08T18:50:36Z")

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Check your “Detailed configuration options” for Client Manager. I have seen this happen when you have the Client Manger server set up as a network server, and you can also access the same location through a drive letter. The network path does not start with a drive letter, so TaxCycle can effectively access the same file through multiple paths. I’m not sure why one “version” will open the file and another won’t - probably related to file system permissions for that particular path.