diff --git a/string/crlf.anubis b/string/crlf.anubis
index 234c95f..f944dd3 100644
--- a/string/crlf.anubis
+++ b/string/crlf.anubis
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public define ResultCopy
     ByteArray -> ByteArray  converter,
     Bool                    keep_org
   )=
+  //remove the temporary file if exists
+  forget(remove(file+".tmp"));
   if rename(file, file+".tmp") then
     with result = copy_file_and_convert_to_CRLF(file+".tmp", file, converter),
     (if keep_org then
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