> Now, my question is, is there a workaround to that? Is there an option I hadn't
> seen that makes CMP avoid destroying files with conflicting names?

It's not a workaround, it's one of the main functions in cmpro!
In the "settings" window there is a "Make backups to folder" options with a togglo. Check it and select your preferred backup folder. If you do this, you will never ever loose a file again.

ciao
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