How to Duplicate a Perplexity Space With All Settings

Perplexity Spaces let you organize searches, collections, and AI interactions around a specific topic or project. When you need a copy of an existing Space with its custom instructions, sources, and privacy settings intact, the standard interface does not offer a one-click clone feature. This article explains how to duplicate a Perplexity Space manually while preserving all your settings. You will learn the exact steps to recreate a Space, including its description, custom prompts, attached sources, and sharing configuration.

What a Perplexity Space Contains and Why You Cannot Clone It Directly

A Perplexity Space is a container for focused research or project work. Each Space holds a name, a description, custom instructions that guide how the AI responds, a list of attached sources (URLs or documents), and a privacy setting (Public, Private, or Shared with a link). The Space also stores your conversation history within that context.

As of the current version, Perplexity does not include a built-in duplicate or clone button for Spaces. The team has not explained why this feature is missing, but the likely reason is that Spaces are designed as living workspaces with ongoing conversations. A direct clone could create confusion about which version holds the latest data. The workaround is to recreate the Space manually using the settings from the original.

What Gets Preserved When You Manually Duplicate

When you follow the steps below, you will retain the following elements from the original Space:

• Space name and description – you copy the text exactly.
• Custom instructions – the prompt you wrote to guide the AI.
• Attached sources – all URLs or uploaded documents you added.
• Privacy setting – Public, Private, or Shared.

Conversation history is not transferred. The duplicate Space starts with a clean chat log. If you need the old conversations, you can export them from the original Space before duplicating.

Steps to Duplicate a Perplexity Space With All Settings

Follow these steps carefully to recreate your Space with identical settings. You will need to keep the original Space open in one browser tab and create the new Space in another tab or after finishing the copy process.

1. Open the source Space and enter edit mode
   Navigate to your Perplexity Spaces list. Click on the Space you want to duplicate. Then click the gear icon or the three-dot menu next to the Space name and select Edit Space. This opens the settings panel where you can see all configurable fields.
2. Copy the Space name
   Highlight the current name in the Space Name field. Press Ctrl+C or right-click and choose Copy. Paste the name into a text file or a note-taking app. You can modify the name later to distinguish the duplicate, but copying the original ensures you do not lose it.
3. Copy the description
   Select the text in the Description field. Copy it and paste it into the same text file under the name. Keep the original wording if you want the same context for the duplicate Space.
4. Copy the custom instructions
   Scroll to the Custom Instructions section in the edit panel. This is a text box where you may have written a prompt such as Always answer in bullet points or Focus on peer-reviewed sources. Copy the entire content and paste it into your text file. If the field is empty, note that no custom instructions were set.
5. Record the attached sources
   Look at the Sources or Attachments list in the edit panel. This shows URLs or uploaded file names. Copy each URL individually or write down the list. For uploaded documents, note the file names. You will need to re-upload them later.
6. Note the privacy setting
   Find the Privacy or Visibility dropdown. It shows Public, Private, or Shared. Write down the current setting. If it is Shared, also copy the sharing link if you need to distribute it again.
7. Create a new Space
   Go back to your Spaces list. Click the Create Space or New Space button. A blank settings form appears.
8. Paste the name and description
   In the new Space form, paste the name you copied earlier into the Space Name field. Paste the description into the Description field. You can add a suffix like v2 or Copy to make the duplicate identifiable.
9. Paste the custom instructions
   Scroll to the Custom Instructions section in the new Space form. Paste the instructions you saved. If the original had no instructions, leave this field blank.
10. Attach the same sources
    Click Add Source or the plus icon. Paste each URL from your list. For uploaded documents, click Upload and select the file from your computer. Add all sources that were in the original Space.
11. Set the privacy level
    Use the Privacy dropdown to select the same setting as the original: Public, Private, or Shared. If you choose Shared, you can generate a new link after creating the Space.
12. Save the new Space
    Click the Save or Create button at the top or bottom of the form. The duplicate Space now appears in your Spaces list with all the settings from the original, but with an empty conversation history.

Common Issues When Duplicating a Perplexity Space

Custom Instructions Do Not Appear in the New Space

If the custom instructions field in the duplicate Space is blank after you paste the text, check for formatting characters. Perplexity accepts plain text instructions. Remove any bullet symbols, extra line breaks, or special characters that might have been copied from a rich-text source. Paste the instructions as plain text using Ctrl+Shift+V or right-click and select Paste as plain text.

Attached Sources Fail to Load in the New Space

Some URLs may be invalid or require authentication. If a source does not attach, open the URL in a new tab and check that it is accessible. For PDFs or documents that were uploaded, ensure you have the original file on your computer. If the file was deleted, you cannot re-upload it. Download the file from the original Space before starting the duplication process if you need to preserve it.

Privacy Setting Resets to Default After Saving

If you set the privacy to Shared but the new Space reverts to Private after saving, you may have missed clicking the final confirmation. After selecting Shared, look for a Generate Link button or a Save button specific to the privacy settings. Click it to lock in the choice. Then save the Space again.

Duplicate Space Has No Conversation History

This is by design. Perplexity does not copy chat logs when you create a new Space. To keep a record of old conversations, open the original Space, scroll through the chat, and copy important messages. You can also use the browser print function to save the conversation as a PDF before duplicating.

Item	Original Space	Duplicate Space
Space name	Yes	Yes (copied manually)
Description	Yes	Yes (copied manually)
Custom instructions	Yes	Yes (pasted manually)
Attached sources	Yes	Yes (re-added manually)
Privacy setting	Yes	Yes (set manually)
Conversation history	Yes	No

You can now duplicate any Perplexity Space with all its settings by manually copying the configuration fields into a new Space. For frequent duplication, save a template text file with your standard custom instructions and source list. Try using the duplicate Space to test a different custom prompt without affecting your original research. For large projects, consider exporting the original Space conversation as a PDF before duplicating to preserve your work.