Can't rename project key

Question

Hello! Our team used BUZOK project key in a team-managed project. We needed to migrate to company-managed type and I created a new company-managed project (I am Jira admin). Team wants to keep the same project key BUZOK in the new project so we renamed old deprecated project to [BUZOKOLD] and achieved it. When I try to rename the new project to BUZOK, error says 'Project '(Deprecated) Buzok' uses this project key'. What should I do to have old name back? (Deprecated) Buzok' project is archived, not deleted.

Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_ · Answer

Hi @Yuliia Vyborova

As @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- mentioned, thats how it works.

Ill take @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- (tks nic!!) reply:

> The only way to reuse the project key will be to move your BUZOKOLD project back to BUZOK and then completely delete the BUZOK project.

That's also mentioned in the documentation.

Regards

Aaron

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Because of what I said earlier.

Yuliia Vyborova · Answer

@Aaron Pavez _ServiceRocket_ one more question - why BUZOK key still unavailable if the old project key was renamed to BUZOKOLD?