# Save an experiment with a different name

Aim

To create a copy of an experiment, with a different name and saved in a different location (optional).

important Do not rename the experiment file *.evxt and any other files within the experiment. That would invalidate the data within the experiment. Instead, save the experiment with a different name.

important Do not save experiments within the folder of another experiment!

Procedure

1.Open the experiment in EthoVision XT.

2.Choose File > Save As.

3.Enter the new experiment name and choose the destination folder.

Notes

▪By default, the destination folder is the same folder as that of the original experiment.

▪When you save an experiment with a different name, in the destination folder a new experiment folder is created with the same name as the experiment. For example: