# Sending resources from one project to another

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-resources-from-one-project-to-another/84129>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [January 11, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-resources-from-one-project-to-another/84129 "2024-01-11T17:28:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-resources-from-one-project-to-another/84129/1 "2024-01-11T17:28:04Z")

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In cleaning up my panel simulation I am slowly transferring resources (in this case perspective views) from the project I was hacking around in (project A), to a cleaner, newly dedicated project (Project B). In order to do this, I highlight the resource, selected "export" and then "send to project" (choosing Project B).

When I do this I have both projects open in their own editors. But after performing the transfer I can't figure out how to refresh the Project Browser window of Project B to show the newly inserted resource. The only way I am able to do this is to close and re-open Project B.

Is there some other way to refresh the Project Browser window? I have tried closing and re-opening the window itself, but that does not seem to work.

Note that this is for 8.1.17

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-resources-from-one-project-to-another/84129/2 "2024-01-11T17:29:41Z")

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Hmmm. In current versions, there's an "Update Project" item in designer's file menu.

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**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sending-resources-from-one-project-to-another/84129/3 "2024-01-11T17:32:18Z")

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Yep, that was it. I didn't connect it to what I wanted to do, especially given how dynamic the rest of Ignition is.