# Publishing a page produced a second copy instead of updating the existing one

**What you are seeing**

Publishing a page produced a second copy instead of updating the existing one.

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## Why it happens

The stored link between the source page and its copy was lost.

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## What to do

Delete the duplicate by hand in the target space, then turn on "Update existing pages by title" in the Structure tab before republishing so an existing same-titled page is adopted rather than duplicated.

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## Settings involved

| **Setting**             | **Where**                               | **What it does** |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| Enable publishing       | Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab | \-               |
| Target space            | Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab | \-               |
| Allow manual publishing | Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab | \-               |

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## Limits that apply here

| **Limit**               | **Value**                                | **What happens** |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| Bulk publish throughput | \-                                       | \-               |
| Folder children         | Child pages and child folders are fetche | \-               |

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## Related

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[Nobody was told that a publish failedPublishing sends no notifications of any kind. No email, no Slack, nothing.](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/nobody-was-told-that-a-publish-failed.html)

[Export and published sitesThe rest of this family.](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/export-and-published-sites.html)

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