# Can you rename a thread?

**URL:** https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/can-you-rename-a-thread/35674
**Category:** General Application Help: How do I?
**Created:** [August 14, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/can-you-rename-a-thread/35674 "2024-08-14T20:38:12Z")
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### Author: ![chris.pocock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chris.pocock](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/chris.pocock)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/can-you-rename-a-thread/35674/1 "2024-08-14T20:38:13Z")

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Hi, is there anyway to rename a thread?  
I currently am putting a message at the top of each thread to say what it does, but I’d rather change the name of each thread.  
Thanks.

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### Author: ![forbech](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/forbech/32/902_2.png) [@forbech](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/forbech)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/can-you-rename-a-thread/35674/2 "2024-08-15T00:23:17Z")

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Save the program to a usb-stick  
Rename the \*.urp to \*.zip  
Open this zip file in 7-Zip  
Here you will see a single file with the same name as your program.  
You can now open this file with Notepad++ and make your changes.  
Close everything down again and test the program in your simulator.

This is probably very risky and not safe in any ways.  
Best advice is not to do it