Renaming the entire project... How to?

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I started out with a pretty decent prototype project and now I am spending a lot more time developing it. Now that I have a name for it and everything I want to change the project name but when I try to do so it loses all the connections to the assets and no longer shows up when I try to re-open it in Unity. Is there anyway I can do a mass renaming/re-pathing?

Note: This is really just for aesthetic purposes, I realize that it won’t have an effect on the game and how it works.

Thanks!

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Quit Unity, rename the main folder, the one that contains Assets and co, and restart Unity. Click Open Other, find it and you’re good. There shouldn’t be any tricks.

Thanks! Much appreciated.

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How about the .sln and .userprefs names to match the rename of the folder? Simply rename -csharp.sln and .sln to the same name as the folder?

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@CheifSpruce You can just remove them, Unity will regenerate them afterwards

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I did this but under the Services window it still has the old project name. I know this Services window is new in Unity 5, but does anyone know how to change that?

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When you run the game it still has the old name, so this is not really renaming the project.

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Here’s a more thorough answer, for those who wish to rename the project and product names:

  • rename the main folder that contains the project
  • rename the product by going to build settings > player settings > product name. Without this, the product/game will not be renamed, and when it runs it will show as the old title.
  • load up a script and you’ll see all the automatically created files from Visual Studio, and can delete the old ones that are the same type by the old name
  • in “.vs” – Visual Studio – you can delete the old folder and you should see a new folder after you open any script to open Visual Studio.

The question wasn't about renaming the product name but the project name. A lot application developments have different project and product names as the product name is usually choosen later. Quake live for example had the working title "Quake Zero". That's why most game files still start with "qz" even though the game was named Quake live since beta.

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Despite what many think, it’s NOT just renaming the folder and reopening it on Unity - as by doing this, it won’t change it’s identification along any of Unity’s services.

Here is the correct process:

  1. Click on “My Account”, then “Go to Account”.
  2. Once it’s opened on the browser, choose “Projects” from the side panel.
  3. From the list of all your projects, find the one you wanna change and click on “View”.
  4. From the side panel on the left, choose “Settings” and then “General”.
  5. Now you’ve got into the official page to rename your Project in a way Unity is going to recognize all over it’s Services.

I think your answer is great. However I'm wondering if you wanted to Duplicate a project. Basically you have one project that is close to something you want to start. The copy / rename works fine, but Unity Services like Collaborate are still associated with the old project. Any thoughts?

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I did and 30 mins later still hasn't changed on my pc.

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Yes this is old, but in future, for people with Pau1’s problem: At the top of the services window, click ‘go to dashboard’. Then, in ‘project home’ click ‘settings’. Now, click archive. Complete the conformation, and you’re good to go! Create a new project ID in the services window, and everything should be fixed.

This is particularly good as if you clone from cloud things will have the right names. Thank you for this answer!

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The services window? In Unity or on a web page?

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I appreciate this is an old thread - but hoping some one can explain what’s going on…
To rename my project I…

  1. Changed to a New Project Name, via my online account (as mentioned above by @eovento )
    -old project name remained on local drive-
  2. Changed the player name in Unity to match New Project Name
    -old project name remained on local drive-
  3. Changed the project folder to match the New Project Name
    -Now, when opening Unity, the project cannot be seen under any name!?!?-

Can anyone explain what’s going on please.

Hi. You must go to File-> open project then click on the OPEN sign in upper left . Then select the renamed folder and click on "Select Folder button",

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Problem fixed here : How to Change Project Name in Unity | How to Rename Project in Unity - YouTube