# Manage boards > Create, switch, rename, duplicate and delete boards, and move items between them. Source: https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/managing-boards Last verified: 2026-10-24 (checked against FlashBoards app build 8299930841d7) A board is one canvas for one project. Use the **Boards** dropdown to work with more than one. ## Open the Boards dropdown Click the current board name in the bottom toolbar (bottom-left). ![The Boards dropdown with Official Board Packs, Shared with me, Board Archives and New in its header](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/managing-boards-dropdown.w840.52e231e9.webp) * Click a board name to switch to it. Hover it to see its item count. * Hover a board to show **Rename** (pencil), **Duplicate** (copy icon) and **Delete** (trash). * The header has **New**, the package icon (**Official Board Packs**, see [Board packs](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/sharing/board-packs.md)), the **Shared with me** icon (when signed in: invitations and boards you accepted, see [Shared boards](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/sharing/shared-boards.md)) and the archive icon (**Board Archives**: back up, check and publish boards, see [Board Archives](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/board-archives.md)). You can also switch boards from the board picker in the **Files** sidebar. ## Create, rename and duplicate ### Step 1: Create a board Open the **Boards** dropdown and click **New**. The new board (Board 2, Board 3 and so on) opens straight away. ### Step 2: Rename it Hover the board, click **Rename** (the pencil icon), type the new name and press `Enter`. Press `Escape` to cancel. ### Step 3: Duplicate it Hover the board and click **Duplicate** (the copy icon). The copy gets **(Copy)** added to its name and opens straight away. Use it to try changes without touching the original. [Video: Create a board from the Boards dropdown, then rename it](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/managing-boards-create.h264.3ec198cd.mp4) ## Delete a board Hover the board and click **Delete** (the trash icon). A **Delete “board name”?** dialog opens. It says that this removes the board and its undo history and that it can't be undone, and suggests exporting it from **Board Archives** first. If some media is used only on this board, it also says that media may be permanently deleted from this device. ![The Delete “capture-1”? dialog with the undo-history, media and Board Archives notes, and Cancel and Delete board buttons](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/managing-boards-delete-dialog.w928.97c43e9d.webp) Before you can confirm, FlashBoards checks recent background generations for the board. The delete button is disabled during the check. If the check fails, the dialog warns that unfinished results may be lost. Choose **Retry check**, or **Delete anyway** to continue without a completed check. Click **Delete board**, or **Cancel** (or press `Esc`) to keep it. The **Boards** menu opens again afterwards, so you can delete several boards in a row. If you delete the open board, FlashBoards switches to another one. > **Warning: Delete is permanent.** Deleting a board removes it from this browser. Media no other board or saved history uses may also be removed from this device. Export it first from **Board Archives** if you might need it. Your last board can't be deleted. ### Deleting a board with running generations If generations (including **Describe** and **Transcript**) are pending or running, the dialog shows their count and warns that submitted runs may finish and be charged. The button reads **Delete anyway**. Click **Cancel** to keep the board. If a new run appears when you confirm, deletion pauses and **New run detected** appears with the updated count. Review it and confirm again. After you delete, a notice says what happens to each run: * Runs that already started may still finish and be charged. Find supported results under **Background generations** above the prompt box and add them to another board. Automatic checks run only while you are signed in and the tab is visible. Errors can delay them, and they eventually pause. Use **Check background generations** or **Retry** to check the existing run without generating again. * **Describe** and **Transcript** runs may still finish and be charged. Their text can be added to your current local board while you stay signed in to the same account and keep the tab open. This is not recovery after closing or reloading the tab; placement can still fail, so keep the original board until the run finishes when you can. * Runs that hadn't started yet are cancelled and aren't charged. ## Boards in more than one tab You can open FlashBoards in several browser tabs. Edits, new boards, renames and deletions sync between them, usually within about a second. Each tab keeps its own open board after a reload. Avoid editing the same item in two tabs at once: the later saved version can replace the earlier edit. The prompt box and the active model are currently shared by all open FlashBoards tabs, so check the prompt and model before you click **Generate** in another tab. If you delete a board in one tab while another tab has it open, that tab switches to another board and shows **This board was deleted in another tab**. Runs that were going on that board are handled as in [Deleting a board with running generations](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/managing-boards.md#deleting-a-board-with-running-generations). Some storage cleanup waits until FlashBoards is open in only one tab. See [Storage](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/storage.md#remove-unused-media). ## Board limits > **Note: Plan limits.** The Free plan includes one board. Paid plans include many more. At your limit, **New** and **Duplicate** are disabled and the footer shows **Upgrade →**. See [Plans and balance](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/account/plans-and-balance.md). > > Imported boards have their own allowance and don't use your board slot. On the Free plan you can keep up to three imported boards: boards imported from a `.refboard` file or an Official Board Pack, and **Local Copy** boards of shared boards. Delete one to import another. Paid plans have no import limit. ## Move or copy items to another board ### Step 1: Select the items Select media on the canvas. The selection can include notes, drawings or a group, but needs at least one media item. ### Step 2: Open the context menu Right-click a media item in the selection and choose **Move to Board** or **Copy to Board**. Both stay greyed out until you have another board. ### Step 3: Pick the target Choose the board from the list. **Move** takes the items off this board and places them in free space on the target, keeping their layout. **Copy** keeps the originals and clears AI input roles on the copies. Shared read-only boards cannot be targets. Undoing a **Move to Board** updates both boards together. If the other board has newer Undo steps, undo those first. If either board changed incompatibly or the other board was deleted, the move cannot be undone; FlashBoards leaves both boards unchanged and explains why. ## Storage warnings An amber or red triangle on the board-name button means browser storage is getting full. The dropdown then shows a **Check Health** banner. Back up important boards, then see [Storage](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/storage.md). ## For agents A connected agent can list, switch, create and rename boards and copy items to another board with `execute_board_action` (`listLocalBoards`, `activateLocalBoard`, `createBoard`, `renameBoard`, `copyItemsToBoard`). New boards follow your plan's board limit, and deleting a board stays with you. See [Manage boards](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/integrations/mcp.md#manage-boards). ## Related - [Board Archives](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/board-archives.md) - [Import and export](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/import-export.md) - [Storage](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/boards/storage.md) - [Board packs](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/sharing/board-packs.md)