How to Rename a Field for People Search Export Issues

Hello, I have an issue when trying to export a find people search into a new table. I receive this error: "An error occurred. Please try again or contact support: A field with the name, Update People Search (Find people Table), already exists. Please use another name." How can I change the name before continuing with the people list export to a new table? Thank you in advance. 🙏

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When exporting your find people search to a new table, you can change the table name during the export process. If you're getting a "field with the name already exists" error, it means a table with that name already exists. To rename the new table: 1. During the export process, look for the table name field 2. Enter a different, unique name for your new table 3. Complete the export Alternatively, if you need to rename an existing table first: 1. Open the existing table 2. Click the ... to the right of your table name 3. Click Rename 4. Enter a new name This will free up the original name for your new export.
Sources: Rename, Duplicate, Delete, Edit Description of Table Table management settings | Documentation | Clay University Table management settings | Documentation | Clay University
Mantas G.
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Hunain F.
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Hey Mantas G. Change the table name during export to something unique, like People Search Export July 2025 If a table or field with the same name already exists, rename or delete it first. That should fix the error.
Mantas G.
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Got it, thanks. It fixed it. 🙏
Hunain F.
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No problem, I enjoy helping people.
Munnawar H.
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Love it when the community jumps in! I'll close this out, have a great day y'all!
Stefano
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Good news! Happy to report that we heard back from the team and this issue should be fixed. Try a quick refresh (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + R) and let us know if the problem has been resolved on your end, or if you still have trouble. Thank you for your patience as we worked on it.

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