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Possible to rename my project?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by digiross, Aug 5, 2015.

  1. digiross

    digiross

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    I've been brainstorming game names and wondered if my project title and folder can be renamed without much problem?

    I've read conflicting information on the topic. Some people say it's easy as exiting Unity and renaming the folder. Others say they've lost the pathing links to their assets, art, sound, etc.

    Any help is appreciated.
     
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  2. rezki

    rezki

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    it shouldn't lose anything, make a copy though
     
  3. JasonBricco

    JasonBricco

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    Doing this has always worked fine for me. I just have to browse to find the project again so that Unity gets an updated path (with the changed name). Loading it again has never ruined any of my work.
     
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  4. tedthebug

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    I've also created a new project with the correct name & copied all the assets over & it's been fine. That also keeps my original project just in case I ever need it
     
  5. Kiwasi

    Kiwasi

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    You can also rename the game in build settings to be different from the project name.
     
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  6. calmcarrots

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    I renamed my project like 30 times. I am very uncreative when it comes to names trust me
     
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  7. angrypenguin

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    That's if they rename an internal folder. Renaming the whole project shouldn't cause issues, as long as it's not open when you do it.

    When using version control it's not uncommon to have multiple versions/branches of the same project at once. You can't do that without the folders having different names. Heck, different people will have different versions of the same project on whole other computers with whole other operating systems. Wouldn't be very useful if we couldn't!
     
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  8. digiross

    digiross

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    Thank you for all the replies. I believe I can now move forward on my project with the confidence that a later change is very doable.
     
  9. angrypenguin

    angrypenguin

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    Of course you're using version control, which will let you move forward with confidence on any change, no matter the magnitude.

    Right?

    (If you're not, look it up. Honestly. Just do it.)