# Copy App with database content

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/copy-app-with-database-content/24061>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/copy-app-with-database-content/24061 "2022-03-02T01:23:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/mae/32/16677_2.png) [@Mae](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Mae)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/copy-app-with-database-content/24061/1 "2022-03-02T01:23:10Z")

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In copying an Adalo app, there a way to copy the content of the database but not share database? I made an app and want to clone it for demo, but there are some private content I want to scrub out first but retain majority of content in the database. As it stands now, I can only copy the database without the contents in the fields, or share the same database. I don’t want to scrub anything from the original app. The only way I can think of is to import/export from original database to the new one.

Is there a more efficient way to copy the database contents without sharing or import/export? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Flawless](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/flawless/32/20131_2.png) [@Flawless](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Flawless)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/copy-app-with-database-content/24061/2 "2022-03-02T13:18:44Z")

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Load up your app, click Settings, then under the App Access settings, switch this dropdown to “Cloneable (Screens & Data)”

 ![Screen Shot 2022-03-02 at 6.15.55 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/b/a/baa92686007b485b20b14c5b7f2b7832dab12fab.png)  
By using this option, you’ll be able to clone the app and keep the contents of the database but not share the contents of the database.

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**Author:** ![Mae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/mae/32/16677_2.png) [@Mae](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Mae)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/copy-app-with-database-content/24061/3 "2022-03-02T16:47:05Z")

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THANK YOU! I don’t know who you are but I love you, in the most professional way, of course. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Flawless](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/flawless/32/20131_2.png) [@Flawless](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Flawless)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/copy-app-with-database-content/24061/4 "2022-03-02T17:14:24Z")

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Haha right on. Happy to help 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/copy-app-with-database-content/24061/5 "2022-03-12T17:14:54Z")

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