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Claim ownership of a project
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When you claim ownership of a project, ownership of all files
and folders created by the team members on the project is
transferred to you. Project files and folders are copied and
renamed.

#. :doc:`Stop the project <start-stop-project>` to prevent
   team members from making changes while you are changing
   ownership.

#. On the project home page, click the Project Settings icon to
   open the Project Settings page.

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#. In the **Settings** menu, select Admin.

   .. figure:: /img/aen-user-project_admin.png
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#. Click the Reclaim ownership button.
