# Copying screens copies components too **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [March 13, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-screens-copies-components-too/1165028 "2021-03-13T15:22:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![testhunk1ti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@testhunk1ti](https://community.thunkable.com/u/testhunk1ti)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-screens-copies-components-too/1165028/1 "2021-03-13T15:22:19Z")
I copied screen, had camera, library, alert copied too, had to delete the double components, had to reconnect them. ---
**Author:** ![Domingo\_Tambasacan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domingo_tambasacan/32/18231_2.png) [@Domingo\_Tambasacan](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Domingo_Tambasacan)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-screens-copies-components-too/1165028/2 "2021-03-13T21:35:31Z")
Same with me. My Local Storage and timers were duplicated 4 times with same names. I need to rename them uniquely to avoid deleting the unnecessary one. Hope they will fix this bug. Note that I just copied 1 screen. ---
**Author:** ![info5958](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@info5958](https://community.thunkable.com/u/info5958)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-screens-copies-components-too/1165028/3 "2021-10-03T18:38:36Z")
Hi all, same problem, i confirm. All Invisible Components are copied every time you create a new screen using a My Screen saved, even if in the screen saved none of the Invisible components are used. I hope in a fixing because if you have many components this problem is very time consuming in order to delete all duplicated components. Thanks Kind regards ---
**Author:** ![mimostel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mimostel/32/107661_2.png) [@mimostel](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mimostel)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-screens-copies-components-too/1165028/4 "2021-10-03T21:02:45Z")
“Invisible components” are not related to a specific screen, and they act application-wide. You may use, or not in a screen an invisible component, but the option to use that is still there. So is not a mistake that exporting a screen will export all “invisible components” as well. Is just the way that these components are designed. So, there’s no bug to fix. ---
**Author:** ![info5958](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@info5958](https://community.thunkable.com/u/info5958)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-screens-copies-components-too/1165028/5 "2021-10-04T22:54:55Z")
Hi there, I can agree with a design choice but I am not agree with explanation. The invisible components are related to the project and the screen are not entire project but indeed only a specific screen. Moreover the components are exported also if in the screen them are not used, so, if we speak about a design choice ok, but otherwise is only a point of view. About this, i will consider it as a the design choice, so, the actual behaviours is not a bug and it is not expected a correction. Thanks Kinds regards ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-screens-copies-components-too/1165028/6 "2024-11-08T13:28:49Z")