# BUGS: Copying/duplicating projects fails **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [February 20, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bugs-copying-duplicating-projects-fails/1744947 "2022-02-20T21:03:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bugs-copying-duplicating-projects-fails/1744947/1 "2022-02-20T21:03:52Z")
I’m finding it really difficult to use Thunkable in any consistent and reliable way because when I make copies, they frequently are set to the wrong modified date and/or have a duplicate name that already exists in my list of projects. These two bugs continue to be an issue: [Bug Report #1](https://github.com/thunkable/thunkable-issues/issues/1014) [Bug Report #2](https://github.com/thunkable/thunkable-issues/issues/1066) What happens is that I work on a project, making changes to it. I then copy (Blocks screen) or duplicate (Projects List) the project. It copies/duplicates but the name is the same as an existing project (e.g. “project\_name copy”) and the modified date is the original creation date of the project. So I have no way of telling which copy is now the most recent and I’m worried about editing or deleting the wrong project. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bugs-copying-duplicating-projects-fails/1744947/2 "2022-02-21T07:21:46Z")
I faced the same and my only workaround was to rename the copied project by replacing the word **copy** with the copied date so next time I copy/duplicate I will have another project with a name in the format “project\_name\_copy” and I will replace the word copy with the most recent date. tedious and manual but I do it to avoid the name duplication. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bugs-copying-duplicating-projects-fails/1744947/3 "2022-05-22T07:22:24Z")
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