# Duplicating a Project Duplicates Every New Task **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Tags:** projects, tasks\ **Created:** [3 October 2023 18:14 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573 "2023-10-03T18:14:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Carlson](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Sarah\_Carlson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2023 18:14 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/1 "2023-10-03T18:14:46Z")
Hi there – I can’t find a conclusive answer for this, but apologies if one exists. I duplicated a project as a template because I didn’t want to recreate my personalized fields. (These are for fiscal year tasks.) When I create a task on the new project, it _also_ creates that task on the old project. Is there a way to unlink the two projects, or do I need to start over and create a new project instead of duplicating? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [3 October 2023 18:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/2 "2023-10-03T18:26:52Z")
Welcome, @Sarah_Carlson, Are there rules running (Customize \> Rules) in the new project, or are you creating tasks from a task template? Those would explain the behavior you’re reporting. Thanks, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Carlson](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Sarah\_Carlson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [4 October 2023 15:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/3 "2023-10-04T15:34:52Z")
Hi! Yes, I have a few rules running, but none that are about duplicating tasks to the other template. I create tasks based on task templates. Do I need to remove all the rules? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [4 October 2023 15:49 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/4 "2023-10-04T15:49:06Z")
You can pause all the rules to see if the problem goes away: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/2/a2d75ca465410d7c9d5d9d009ab4d33e2daf51bb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Carlson](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Sarah\_Carlson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [4 October 2023 18:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/5 "2023-10-04T18:17:59Z")
I paused all the rules and it is still duplicating every new task in the old project. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [4 October 2023 19:14 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/6 "2023-10-04T19:14:57Z")
Good to know; you can reactivate those rules again; thanks. > [@Sarah\_Carlson](#): > > I create tasks based on task templates. I’m afraid I missed the above from your previous post. In the project where you’re creating a task from a task template, do Customize \> Task Templates \> edit the task template you’re using and you’ll see something like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/8/c/8c804365d8a0bf247dc65225b47005d41d6bbb01.jpeg) Click the “X” beside each project that you _don’t_ want the task to be multi-homed to. Hope that does it, Larry ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Carlson](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Sarah\_Carlson](https://forum.asana.com/u/Sarah_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2023 19:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/7 "2023-10-05T19:16:11Z")
That did it! Thank you!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2023 19:16 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/duplicating-a-project-duplicates-every-new-task/557573/8 "2023-10-12T19:16:27Z")
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