# Managing Projects

The **Projects** section offers buttons to create, clone or delete projects. Other functions are avalilable from the project configuration interface.

## Modifying an existing project

A project can be modified by pressing **Edit** from the project detail section. Modifying a project goes through the same steps as when the project was created. 

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If the projection of the project is changed, the vector data cache of the layers is cleared.
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## Cloning projects

You can clone an existing project by selecting it from the table and pressing **Clone**. All layers inside the project are copied to the new project. 

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The underlying spatial data sources and databases are not copied. Instead, they are shared between the layers of the new project and the layers of the old project.
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## Deleting projects

You can delete an existing project by selecting it in the table and clicking on **Delete**. You can also delete a project from its configuration section. 

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Deleting a project permanently deletes all layer configurations included in it. The spatial data sources are not affected.
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