# Understanding linked Glide Tables

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/understanding-linked-glide-tables/59144
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**Created:** [March 14, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/understanding-linked-glide-tables/59144 "2023-03-14T14:14:50Z")
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### Author: ![HeartwoodTreeCo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/heartwoodtreeco/32/8150_2.png) [@HeartwoodTreeCo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/HeartwoodTreeCo)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/understanding-linked-glide-tables/59144/1 "2023-03-14T14:14:50Z")

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I’m making some progress after being very confused about this subject and wanted to share what I’ve learned, plus ask for others to chime in.

Here’s what I think I know

- There are 2 ways to link an existing Glide Table - manually with the Table + button and Sync, or by duplicating a project and picking “Keep same sheet” (a change to the word “sheet” and the green icon could help make it more clear what’s happening with the Glide Tables)

- Once a Glide Table is linked to 2 or more projects, it can have different names in each project but is still the same table. The name that appears in the “Link a Glide Table” list popup will be whatever is the most recent rename. The somewhat tricky process for renaming a Glide Table has been covered previously.

- Other things about the “Link a Glide Table” list: Hovering over the number shows the projects using that table (this was key for me to finding my way out of the wilderness). The only way to delete a Glide Table, even if it’s not used in any project, is to add it to a project and then delete it. I don’t know how to change my account settings so the last modified time is in my timezone.

I would love to see a way to manage all Glide Tables at the Team level, including deleting and renaming. I think it would be less confusing if linked tables had the same name everywhere.

Let me know if you have come up with any best practices for managing Glide Tables!