# Project filesystem scan Ignition 8.3

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-filesystem-scan-ignition-8-3/113647>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-filesystem-scan-ignition-8-3/113647 "2026-01-29T22:59:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![akivabrookler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@akivabrookler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akivabrookler)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-filesystem-scan-ignition-8-3/113647/1 "2026-01-29T22:59:54Z")

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I upgraded my gateway from Ignition 8.1 to Ignition 8.3. In 8.1 I was able to copy and paste project folders with new names and modifications to make copies and then use the filesystem scan. When I do this in Ignition 8.3, the new projects do not show up in Ignition. Does anyone know if anything changed in the gateway’s scanning process or in how projects are stored?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-filesystem-scan-ignition-8-3/113647/2 "2026-01-29T23:06:35Z")

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You can either call [system.project.requestScan | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/appendix/scripting-functions/system-project/system-project-requestScan) or the REST API endpoint (see [http://localhost:8088/openapi](http://localhost:8088/openapi) while logged in and search for it) to trigger the scan. It's not automatic any more.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-filesystem-scan-ignition-8-3/113647/3 "2026-01-29T23:24:58Z")

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There's also a button in the gateway web UI, but note that there's two different places with the same "Scan Filesystem" button - one scans the project directory, one scans the _config_ directory.

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**Author:** ![akivabrookler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@akivabrookler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akivabrookler)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-filesystem-scan-ignition-8-3/113647/4 "2026-01-29T23:30:24Z")

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Using [http://localhost:8088/data/api/v1/scan/projects](http://localhost:8088/data/api/v1/scan/projects) seemed to do the trick. Thanks!