Duplicating a whole project

Hello,

How do I duplicate/clone an entire unity3d project on a Macbook Pro?

 

Copy/Paste the folder?

 

I just want a duplicate/clone on the same computer

 

Copy/Paste the project folder.

 

From finder?

 

Yes.

 

thanks!

 

I am new to Unity and I don't understand how you copy and paste the project folder. Any help would be very appreciated.

 

Mac:
https://www.dummies.com/computers/m...w-to-copy-files-and-folders-in-mac-os-x-lion/

Windows:
https://www.dummies.com/computers/o...copy-or-move-files-and-folders-in-windows-10/

 

Thanks! Also,

Build completed with a result of 'Cancelled'
UnityEditor.BuildPlayerWindow:BuildPlayerAndRun()

What is this problem and how do I fix it?
(I am currently trying to add movement to my tank with the keys, awsd)

 

Maybe your build settings are incorrect.
Or you have some error in your console before you started to build.

 

do not copy/paste folder.
you open up the main copy within unity then assets, export package to new location. now you have a copy of it

 

You have to duplicate the folder and then add the project using Unity Hub. exporting the package doesn't work when you open the new copy in the editor

 

how do you add the project using Unity Hub? Can someone please list the steps. Thanks

 

Go to the Unity Hub and press the Add button, then select the project folder.

 

The "cleanest" way I've found is to:
1. From inside your project, go to "Assets" -> "Export Package"
2. Name the package whatever you like, then
3. Create a new project
4. From inside the new project, go to "Assets" -> "Import Package" -> "Custom Package"
5. Find your package, and import whatever you need!

 

Thank you for this because I want to make a mobile version of my game!

 

My requirement is slightly different, in that, I want to Clone a project and make a variation of it. Now here are the methods I tried (& the issues I faced)

1. made a duplicate of the whole folder, (say myFirstProject), renamed the folder to mySecondProject - I thought I would then open the project & do the necessary changes but I notice that in the services section - I still see the Project Name as myFirstProject and also its project ID is also same as the first one's. I think this may cause me some issue differentiating between the projects in the unity dashboard - am I wrong? Hence, I thought I'll be smart and did the next step...
2. made a duplicate of the whole folder, renamed it, deleted the content of ProjectSettings & Logs folder in this new copy. While trying to add this as a new project (by selecting the new folder), it gave me some warning that it needs to configure the project (as it may not have been able to find some critical settings) - Now when the project finally opened, it is broken (as in, the game doesn't work as it should - for eg. physics/gravity is not working).
3. then I tried the export/import method - wherein I opened my existing, working project & exported it. Then created a new project and imported the custom package (the one I had exported) but still the issue of game not working properly remains - what gives?

All I wanted to do was make a variation of my existing, working-fine game - what is the best way to go about it?
I can start from scratch but that would be quite time-consuming

TIA

 

Start using Git and create a branch.

 

Yeah - version control is the best answer to this whole thread.

 

Let me try this - thanks!

 

Very easy I just did this twice.. First got the original and made a copy of the project folder. Next rename the folder with a new name. Third open the new named folder and change it as the previous new new name. Now you should have a copied folder with the new names. When you load the project, it will have the new names and will work as before. Now one problem I saw is if you don't rename the second folder, your project title will show two titles that are different... the new name and the OLD name! Also in the Assets, Scenes folder, you will see a file in it with the old name ... confusing and not good! Other than that, when you startup Unity Hub, it will show the variations of the old projects with their various old and new names! Makes it easier to keep track of what you are doing and it WORKS! Any questions contact me at email : bdspvl@gmail.com ... Barry

 

This worked well for me. (I agree GIT would be the more/better approach in the long run)

But this doesn't carry over the Build or Player settings. So there were some manual tweaks I needed to make after I imported into the new project... things that didn't carry over simply by importing the Assets:
A. Add the scenes to Building Settings ("File" -> "Build Settings")
B. Set my icons ("Edit" -> "Project Settings" -> "Player" -> "Icon"
C. Fix the Allowed Orientations for Auto Rotation settings ("Edit" -> "Project Settings" -> "Player" -> "Resolution and Presentation".
D. ... etc ...

In general, carefully compare the Build & Player settings from your First project to the New.

Nevertheless, this worked

 

Even I

 

It depends on what you are doing. If you want to create a new game based on an older one, source control isn't the answer, as you want to keep them separate. If you are making a different version of an existing game, then yes, source control is the answer.

 

As far as i know, that's why we have a branch option.

 

Version control works beautifully for making a new version of the same game! But it's kinda scarry at first. Do it. I am using Github Desktop with an LFS subscription which costs $5/month. So easy to switch back and forth.

When opening the project in Unity, you are opening the same project and using Git to access different stored versions of this project. Is this stated correctly?

Game version 1 = main.
Game version 2 = branchVersionOfMain

What would it look like to ever make the branch its own entity?

NewStandaloneGame (main) - which is actually branchVersionOfMain

What happens in Git to make this happen? Just a curiosity; not something I am currently wanting to accomplish.

Thanks,
Danny

 

You would fork the repository:
https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo