# Error with Duplicating without content

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/error-with-duplicating-without-content/46492>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\
**Created:** [February 27, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/error-with-duplicating-without-content/46492 "2025-02-27T03:26:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Beblebroks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Beblebroks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Beblebroks)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/error-with-duplicating-without-content/46492/1 "2025-02-27T03:26:40Z")

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Hi,

I wanted to copy a already setup `Element` and used `Copy without Content`.  
The copy works, but I can not use the component after. It does not accept any children to be dropped in. (Used a container)

Also a restart of Elements did not help. Please refer to the video for the error.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/error-with-duplicating-without-content/46492/2 "2025-02-27T10:11:21Z")

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Yup good catch, that is a bug 🐞 I’ll add it to the list to fix! 💪