# Creating a profile by duplicating an existing profile
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You can create an AWS Elemental Live profile by duplicating an existing profile and making any changes that you want.

**To duplicate a profile**

1. On the AWS Elemental Conductor Live main menu, choose **Profiles**.

1. In the list of profiles, find the profile that you want to duplicate. Choose the **Duplicate** icon.

   The **Duplicate Profile** page appears. It shows the values from the source profile, including any channel parameters.

1. Change any fields as needed.

   You must enter validation values for all the parameters that you use. For more information, see [Working with channel parameters in a profile](creating-a-profile-with-channel-parameters.md).

1. Choose **Save**.