Android Studio - How to copy a project?

Question

Alright, I've done some searching and seem to be coming close to the answer I'm looking for. But for fear of messing something up with my current project (I'm a first time app developer and I'm quite pleased so far... I'd like to stay that way), I'm looking for a nice and clear step by step on how to copy a project. I know some things in certain places need to be imported/renamed but I'm not sure exactly what/where.

So, is there a good step by step on how to do this or am I missing it? If not, can someone explain it to me in detail?

EDIT: I want to copy one app project to make another app project that's very similar. I'm using Android Studio for my apps. I want to be able to use one app to make another that's just like it (with differences of course). So instead of making a new project and making all the xml/java files and adding all the images, etc. I want to be able to use what I already have and duplicate it to make another app that's totally separate from the original. I'm not using Eclipse at all, I'm using Android Studio for my apps.

Answer 1

I'm a newcomer to Android and AndroidStudio (AS) and I've laboured for many hours trying to use AS to 'clone' a project. Many thanks for the existing answers given above that set me on the right path. For any total newbie's, like myself, the following detailed step-by-step instructions should prove useful:

1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the Android Studio projects directory select the project folder to be cloned;

2. Copy the selected folder;

3. Paste the folder into the Android Studio (AS) projects directory;

4. Rename the pasted folder to be the new name of the cloned project, say 'ViewPager_Shell';

5. Launch Android Studio;

6. Select 'Open an existing Android Studio project';

7. Navigate to the AS projects directory;

8. Select the folder 'ViewPager_Shell';

9. Ensure that AS's explorer pane is visible on the left-hand-side of the AS main frame;

10. Select the 'Android' view for the explorer pane;

11. Open app -> java; the old package name should now be visible, e.g. 'com.hulme.owm';

12. Right-click on the old package name and select 'Refactor -> Rename';

13. A dialog should now appear; left-click 'Rename Package';

14. In the pop-up dialog, replace the old package (e.g. 'owm') with the new package name (e.g. viewpager_shell);

15. Left-click on the 'Refactor' button; BEWARE!! ... A new 'Find Factoring Preview' pane should open in the lower-left of the AS main frame window;

16. Select 'Do Refactor';

17. Using the AS explorer pane, navigate to 'Gradle Scripts -> build.gradle(Module:app);

18. Double-click build.gradle(Module:app) to view its contents in the AS editor pane;

19. Change the defaultConfig 'applicationID' string to your new full package path (e.g. "com.hulme.viewpager_shell");

20. Using the AS explorer pane, navigate to 'app -> manifests -> AndroidManifest.xml';

21. Double-click on 'AndroidManifest.xml' to view it in the AS editor pane;

22. Under the manifest tag, you should observe that the new package name (e.g. 'com.hulme.viewpager_shell') now appears, as a result of the previous refactoring step;

23. Under application tag, change android:label to a new name (e.g. "ViewPager Shell Demo") - this is the name that appears in the list of installed apps provided by Android's 'Settings -> Application manager;

24. Under activity tag, change android:label to a new name (e.g. "VP Shell") - this is the name that appears under the app's icon and it is also the activity's default ActionBar title;

25. You should now be able to build and run the newly cloned project.