diff --git a/I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Components/LoaderStart.cs b/I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Components/LoaderStart.cs
index 40f614f..052fe29 100644
--- a/I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Components/LoaderStart.cs	
+++ b/I18N Commander/UI WinForms/Components/LoaderStart.cs	
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ public partial class LoaderStart : UserControl
             return;
 
         var destinationFilePath = saveDialog.FileName;
+        
+        // When the user chose an existing file, we delete it:
+        // (note: the user already accepts overwriting the file)
+        if (File.Exists(destinationFilePath))
+            File.Delete(destinationFilePath);
+        
         LoaderStart.UpdateRecentProjectsWithPruning(destinationFilePath);
         this.OpenProject(destinationFilePath);
     }