> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.domino.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Fork Projects

Forking a project copies all of its files into a new, separate project, allowing for independent development and experimentation. Changes in the forked project can later be reviewed and merged back into the original project.

## Fork a project

1. Open the project overview and click **Fork**.

2. Enter a name for the fork when prompted. You must be the project owner, or have access to the project as a contributor or results consumer to fork it. See [Share and Collaborate on Projects](/cloud/platform-capabilities/features/collaboration) to learn more about project roles and access control.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dominodatalab-e871cec4/SEsWOYyvlRclZqNC/images/6.0/fork-button.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SEsWOYyvlRclZqNC&q=85&s=6c22562572cf6821de9624cf75cd08ab" alt="The fork button" width="2840" height="1464" data-path="images/6.0/fork-button.png" />

The following are copied to the newly forked project:

* All files

* Revision history of all files

* Environment variables

* Launchers

* [Restricted project](/cloud/admin/platform-configuration/manage-compute-environments/restricted-environments) status

These things are **not** copied to the newly forked project:

* Run history

* Project settings, including collaborators and compute environment

* Discussion history

Projects that have been forked, or were created by forking another project, will link to related forks on the project overview page.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dominodatalab-e871cec4/SEsWOYyvlRclZqNC/images/6.0/fork-details.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SEsWOYyvlRclZqNC&q=85&s=7e7ac2c383afd910edc86e5778745cbb" alt="Fork details" width="2840" height="682" data-path="images/6.0/fork-details.png" />
