How to change the workspace name or delete it

[Dureid]

Team hi, I entered Jira and created a board or company not sure with a name Archinnovs. I made a mistake in the name. How can I correct it or delete it?

[Ste Wright · Accepted solution]

Hi @Dureid 

Is it a Project or a Board? These two items have names, but how to change them differs. There's also the chance if you did create the Project the Board will also need to be changed separately.

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Project Type

The process differs also between the two Project Types - Company-managed and Team-managed.

To tell what Project Type you have, look in the bottom left-hand corner and you'll see...

• You're in a...

With one of the two Project Types listed!

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Company-managed Project

To change the Project Name...

• Open the Project
• At the bottom of the left-hand menu, select Project Settings
• Next, select Details from the new left-hand menu which appears
• Modify the Project Name in here, and press Save

To change a Board's Name...

• Open the Project, and select the Board from the left-hand menu
• Select Options (3-dots icon in top-right) > Board Settings
• Next, select General from the left-hand menu
• Under Board Name, click the name and edit it - clicking off the name again will save it, as this uses inline editing

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Team-managed Project

To change both the Project/Board Name, it's the same instructions as above for "Project Name" - i.e:

• Open the Project
• At the bottom of the left-hand menu, select Project Settings
• Next, select Details from the new left-hand menu which appears
• Modify the Project Name in here, and press Save

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Note: If you intend to change the "Project Key" also you can do this from the Details screen mentioned above - but you should consider the impact this has on your wider instance.

You can see the impacts on this help page, under the title "Change your project's key"

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Delete Project

If you wish to delete a Project:

• Go to either...
  • Projects (on the top navigation bar) > View All Projects or...
  • Jira Settings (cog icon in top-right) > Projects
• Select options (3-dots icon) on the right-hand side of your Project's row
• Select Move to Trash

Projects are kept in the Trash for 60 days - along with their Issues, Components, etc. During this time, you cannot reuse the Name/Key for another Project.

You can permanently delete the Project earlier than the 60 days though if you're a Jira Admin:

• Go to Jira Settings > Projects
• Select Trash from the left-hand menu
• Select options (3-dots icon) on the right-hand side of your Project's row
• Select Delete permanently - and follow the instructions on the screen

For more information on trash/deletion, see this help page

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Let us know if this helps!

Ste

[Dureid]

Thanks a lot Stephen, very helpful. God bless you

[Ste Wright]

Not a problem!

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Ste