---
title: "Copy or duplicate an item"
slug: "copy-or-duplicate-an-item"
abstract: "Create a new item by copying or duplicating an existing item."
---
# Copy or duplicate an item

In the Content Editor, you can create a new item by copying or duplicating an existing item:

- **Copy an item** – copies the selected item and all its content and subitems to a location in the content tree that you specify.
- **Duplicate an item** – copies the selected item and all its content and subitems to the same location in the content tree.

## Copy an item

To copy an item to another location:

1. In the content tree, locate and select the item that you want to copy.
2. On the **Home** tab, in the **Operations** group, click **Copy to**. Alternatively, you can also right-click the item in the content tree, click **Copying** and then **Copy to**.
3. In the **Copy Item To** dialog box, select the location where you want the copy the item to be stored.

    ![The Copy Item To dialog box](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/images/CDA8AD2462DC4514B4D832A65DD4D7EF.png)

    > [!note]
    > You can navigate to the location through the content tree on the Browse tab, or you can search for the location on the Search tab.

4. Click **Copy** to create a copy of the item in the specified location.

Now you can edit the new item, add subitems, or move the item to another location.

> [!note]
> To copy multiple items at the same time, you must [run a search](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/search-for-an-item.html "Search for an item") for all the items that you want to copy and use the *Copy results to*  [search operation](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/104/sitecore-experience-platform/perform-an-operation-on-search-results.html "Perform an operation on search results").

## Duplicate an item

To duplicate an item:

1. In the content tree, locate and select the item that you want to duplicate.
2. On the **Home** tab, in the **Operations** group, click **Duplicate**. Alternatively, you can right-click the item and click **Duplicate**.
3. Enter a name for the new item and click **OK**.

Now you can edit the new item, add subitems, or move the item to another location.