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title: "PCJ: Same Key Project present in Destination instance"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/1515880992/PCJ%3A%20Same%20Key%20Project%20present%20in%20Destination%20instance"
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## \uD83E\uDD14 Problem

From the import result, there already exists a project with key `TEST` on the target instance:

```
ENTITY_CATEGORY Project | TEST
        CREATE Project TEST, Modifies Existing Object: false
            ERROR Message: A project with that name already exists.
```

Import of complete projects (i.e., their configuration, issue data, and attachments) is subject to the restrictions described in Atlassian’s [Restoring a project from backup](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Restoring+a+Project+from+Backup?_ga=2.92375581.10452129.1572527249-1092924785.1569340982) page.

## \uD83C\uDF31 Solution

If you have a project in your target JIRA instance that you wish to restore data into, you will need to ensure that the project is empty, that is:

- no issues — perform a search to find all issues in a project
- no components — read the [Component management](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver073/managing-components-861253335.html) page to find out how to view a summary of a project's components
- no versions — read the [Version Management](https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver073/managing-versions-861253349.html) page to find out how to view a summary of a project's versions

> ℹ️ Either remove the project from the target instance and import again in order for PCJ to create the project, or make sure the project you are importing into is **empty.**

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