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johndo77 · 2011-01-05 19:03:40

So, I was uploading a project. When I finished writing the project notes, I clicked OK, and the loading screen came up. It finished loading completely fine, but when I checked the website, it wasn't there! I thought it might have been lag in the server, so I waited a minute. Still not there! I tried uploading it again. Still no luck. After writing half of a Troubleshooting forum, I realized that I ad named the project with the same name as another project I made! I changed the name and uploaded it.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

Never name a project the same name as another.

Kileymeister · 2011-01-05 19:06:30

Yep. I even deleted an old project, uploaded a new one of the same name and the old one came back in its original place.

Though this is useful for updates and retrieving accidentally deleted projects and such.

johndo77 · 2011-01-05 20:10:44

Kileymeister wrote:
Yep. I even deleted an old project, uploaded a new one of the same name and the old one came back in its original place.

Though this is useful for updates and retrieving accidentally deleted projects and such.

True.

Rainmaker_Lee · 2011-01-06 23:30:34

johndo77 wrote:
MORAL OF THE STORY:

Never name a project the same name as another.

That's a nice moral right there!

I didn't knew that updating a new project with the same name would cause such an error. Thanks for sharing this with the community.

Regards

jfmlove6 · 2011-01-07 18:07:50

The same thing happens when you download your own project to work on it and then upload it. You might forget you opened scratch like that and do a whole different project! Thank you for the tip.

Llamalover · 2011-01-08 05:09:59

I did that once, and accidentally replaced an old project that I didn't have on my computer anymore. I contacted the Scratch Team, and being awesome, they restored the old project for me. smile

mathematics · 2011-01-08 05:26:50

I also did that once. After that, I found this in the Scratch FAQ:

Can I update my existing project with a new one?
Yes, if you upload a project with the same name as one that is on the website already, the new project will replace the old.

But fortunately it was just a test project, so it didn't really matter.

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#1 2011-01-05 19:03:40

Don't Do This!

#2 2011-01-05 19:06:30

Re: Don't Do This!

#3 2011-01-05 20:10:44

Re: Don't Do This!

Kileymeister wrote:

#4 2011-01-06 23:30:34

Re: Don't Do This!

johndo77 wrote:

#5 2011-01-07 18:07:50

Re: Don't Do This!

#6 2011-01-08 05:09:59

Re: Don't Do This!

#7 2011-01-08 05:26:50

Re: Don't Do This!

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