# Project copy updates but removes user data

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-copy-updates-but-removes-user-data/563454
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-copy-updates-but-removes-user-data/563454 "2020-04-15T21:22:04Z")
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### Author: ![towball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/towball/32/68409_2.png) [@towball](https://community.thunkable.com/u/towball)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-copy-updates-but-removes-user-data/563454/1 "2020-04-15T21:22:04Z")

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Hi all  
Has anyone had any issues with a project copy updating but removing the users data?

Simple test app with Button and Save to local Storage  
App name TEST  
Load to phone or emulator  
Enter data in the field and save  
Make a copy of the project in Thunkable set bundle ID the same and later version number  
Load the COPY to phone  
It UPDATES but removes the user data  
Load the original with the same Bundle ID and a later version  
It UPDATES and the data is back

Can anyone assist?

The only way I can get a live App to update is to modify on the original project!!

Any help appreciated

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### Author: ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-copy-updates-but-removes-user-data/563454/2 "2020-04-15T22:27:27Z")

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Following

I deal with the same. I have offered the option to sync phone data to my cloud. I suggest to do so after each settings change for my users u til this issue is figured out.

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### Author: ![towball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/towball/32/68409_2.png) [@towball](https://community.thunkable.com/u/towball)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-copy-updates-but-removes-user-data/563454/3 "2020-04-16T07:34:20Z")

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@jared I got Android updating OK but had to modify the original. I must admit my file management has not been so good so I had load the latest current Play store downloaded apk to my phone and then progressively go through all my projects until I found the one that updated and didn’t delete user data. Added notes in App description for now so it doesn’t get messed with. Apple is a bit different I have to load each one to testflight and then send to my wifes phone to test so it takes a while.  
Do you know any other way to test Apple updates???  
How do we get Thunkable to respond and assist???

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### 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, 11:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-copy-updates-but-removes-user-data/563454/4 "2024-11-08T11:39:00Z")

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