# When a task in one project is linked as a subtask of a parent in a different project, leave the subtask in its original project.

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/when-a-task-in-one-project-is-linked-as-a-subtask-of-a-parent-in-a-different-project-leave-the-subtask-in-its-original-project/205039>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** tasks, subtasks\
**Created:** [25 September 2022 03:39 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/when-a-task-in-one-project-is-linked-as-a-subtask-of-a-parent-in-a-different-project-leave-the-subtask-in-its-original-project/205039 "2022-09-25T03:39:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\
**Post date:** [25 September 2022 03:53 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/when-a-task-in-one-project-is-linked-as-a-subtask-of-a-parent-in-a-different-project-leave-the-subtask-in-its-original-project/205039/2 "2022-09-25T03:53:03Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Making a task into a subtask removes the assignee/project from the subtask](https://forum.asana.com/t/making-a-task-into-a-subtask-removes-the-assignee-project-from-the-subtask/25205)

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