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# Duplicate or Clone a Table: What Is the Difference?
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/duplicate-or-clone-a-table-2/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:29:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:29:58.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

Choosing to **duplicate or clone a table** depends on whether you want the data as well as the structure. Duplicating copies fields and automations without records; cloning brings the records too.

## Why the distinction matters

Copying a table for a different client and copying it for a backup are opposite requirements.

- Client data accidentally carried into another client's workspace
- A template copy arriving full of test records
- Time wasted deleting data that should never have come across
- Access granted to information the new users should not see

## When to use each

| Action        | What it copies                                  | Use when                                                |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Duplicate** | Structure, fields, and automations — no records | Setting up a similar process for another client or team |
| **Clone**     | Everything, including the records               | You need the existing data in the copy                  |

## How to do it in Jestor

1. Open the table in **Jestor**.
2. Choose duplicate to copy the structure, fields, and automations without any records.
3. Choose clone from the three-dot menu when you also want the records.
4. Rename the copy for its new purpose.
5. Adjust fields and automations before sharing it with the team that will use it.

## Why choose Jestor for reusable structures?

**Jestor** made these two separate actions rather than a single copy with a checkbox, which reduces the chance of carrying data into a workspace where it does not belong.

Duplicating keeps automations, so a process refined over months transfers intact — the logic comes with the structure rather than needing to be rebuilt.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does duplicating bring the records?

No, only the structure, fields, and automations. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### How do I copy the data too?

Use clone, from the three-dot menu.

### Do automations transfer?

Yes, with both options.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

## Get to know Jestor

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