Symptoms
Renaming a domain in Plesk fails with the following error:
Error: Unable to rename the domain: A virtual directory with the specified name already exists.
Cause
The directory chosen as a Docroot for the domain already exists.
Resolution
1.Log into Plesk
2.Rename the folder with the same name in the Home directory in Subscriptions > example.com > File Manager:
(https://pix.cobrasoft.org/images/2024/10/21/Rename_me.png)
Alternatively, set another unique name for document root of the new domain.
Additional steps for Plesk on Linux
1.Connect to the server via SSH
2.Rename the folder with same name at /var/www/vhosts/system/ with the following command:
#mv /var/www/vhosts/system/rename.example.com/ /var/www/vhosts/system/rename.example.com_renamed/