Resolve duplicate spaces when copying Confluence data

Before copying Confluence spaces, we check if spaces with the same keys exist in the destination. We also check for historical keys of these spaces, which means we check if there are records of keys that were changed in the past.

What’s the problem

We can’t copy spaces if we find spaces with the same keys in the destination.

What’s the solution

When we find spaces with the same keys in the destination, you can download a CSV file with a list of these spaces when you validate the data.

You need to do one of the following:

• Exclude these spaces from the copy plan.

• Permanently delete these spaces from the destination and then copy your data.

Workaround if you don’t want to permanently delete spaces

On the source or the destination, create a new space with a different space key.

• If you have one parent page and multiple child pages, move your pages to the new space.

• If you have more than one parent page and multiple child pages:

  1. Reorder the pages by dragging and dropping all the pages under one parent page.

  2. Move the parent page and all the child pages to the new space. More about how you can move or reorder pages