# Name used when backing up a project

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/name-used-when-backing-up-a-project/2214>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 23, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/name-used-when-backing-up-a-project/2214 "2010-09-23T14:36:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![AlThePal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/althepal/32/3603_2.png) [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/name-used-when-backing-up-a-project/2214/1 "2010-09-23T14:36:40Z")

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When you backup the gateway configuration, the system helpfully appends the date and time to the name used. It would be nice if the same happened when downloading a project. Maybe an additional option could allow this to be turned on or off.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/name-used-when-backing-up-a-project/2214/2 "2010-09-28T20:17:12Z")

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Yeah, thats a good idea.