# Forking Hyperdrives

"Forking a hyperdrive" means creating a copy which is attached to its parent.

Forking is useful during development flows. It creates a clone which tracks its origin. You can then easily [compare and merge](comparing-and-merging-hyperdrives) with the original drive.

You may want to fork a drive when you want

1. To work on a drive without publishing the changes immediately, or
2. To work on a drive with other people.

## Creating forks

To fork a hyperdrive, click on the Site Info button on the left side of the address bar. Then click "Tools" and then "Fork Drive."

![](https://3230537287-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LvGfMSYfHlK61i8WW-1%2F-M60o0s0ALSaJGM3N1hL%2F-M4qaDDdLLnW8EVBYnKT%2Ffork-drive.png?alt=media\&token=65252df0-b3d3-497b-a4fb-dad940c063fe)

You will be prompted to choose a label for the fork. The label is used privately to help you differentiate from the original and other forks. Choose a label and then click "Create fork" to finish.

![](https://3230537287-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LvGfMSYfHlK61i8WW-1%2F-M4q_aFvq_vwluZ-Ry_h%2F-M4qaWI8kTbRJvINHfbt%2Ffork-drive-dialog.png?alt=media\&token=c370f6af-b492-401b-928c-3853eb2bb20a)

{% hint style="info" %}
You can make an independent copy of a drive (not attached to its parent) by going to the "Copy" tab.
{% endhint %}

## Managing forks

When visiting a fork, you will see the fork label in the Site Info button of the address bar.

![Viewing a fork labeled "my-fork."](https://3230537287-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LvGfMSYfHlK61i8WW-1%2F-M4q_aFvq_vwluZ-Ry_h%2F-M4qaqHr4cUsXRqwH-FZ%2Ffork-site-info.png?alt=media\&token=e6ea57fe-1af6-40ab-8428-63cfc18dc00c)

To view all forks of a site, click on the Site Info button and click on the "Forks" submenu.

![](https://3230537287-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LvGfMSYfHlK61i8WW-1%2F-M60o0s0ALSaJGM3N1hL%2F-M4qbs5uDuuTlCzJjP3b%2Fsite-info-forks.png?alt=media\&token=3af68b3f-faca-48e2-b1b9-8659a316c96a)

From the Site Info panel you can see a list of available forks. You can navigate between them and the original, delete them, and create new forks.

You can view the forks of a hyperdrive in "My Drives" by clicking on the fork number in the listing.

![](https://3230537287-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LvGfMSYfHlK61i8WW-1%2F-M4q_aFvq_vwluZ-Ry_h%2F-M4qcDLYIyZ2Y_5vhGTZ%2Fmy-drives-forks.png?alt=media\&token=fd0be3c6-b147-4227-b10f-99002c62fe60)
