# Managing Environments

> 1. Click the **Add** button. The **Create Environment** window is displayed.

## Creating a New Environment

1. Click the **Add** button. The **Create Environment** window is displayed.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/orchestrator/orchestrator-226182-90edb7d9.webp)
2. Fill in a custom **Name** for the environment.
3. (**Optionally**) Add a description for the environment. It is recommended you add a description when many people use Orchestrator.

   :::note
   You cannot edit the name of an environment at a later date. You can only change the Robots assigned to the environment.
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4. Click **Create**. The environment is created and the **Manage Environment** window is displayed.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/orchestrator/orchestrator-232129-dc5a8924.webp)
5. Select one or multiple Robots that you want to assign to this environment and click **Update**. All your settings are saved.

   :::note
   It is recommended that you group Robots from the same machine in the same environment.
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## Adding a Robot to an Existing Environment

1. In the **Environments** page, click **More Actions** > **Manage** for the corresponding environment. The **Manage Environment** window is displayed.
2. Select the corresponding check box for the Robot(s) you want to add.
3. Click **Update**. The **Manage Environments** window is closed and your settings are saved.

   :::note
   You cannot add a Robot to an environment if a process associated with that environment is already deployed on the Robot.
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## Removing Robots From an Environment

1. In the **Environments** page, click **More Actions** > **Manage** for the corresponding environment. The **Manage Environment** window is displayed.
2. Clear the corresponding check box for the Robot(s) that you want to remove.
3. Click **Update**. The **Manage Environments** window is closed and your settings are saved.

   :::note
   If the environment from which you removed the Robot was associated to one or more processes, then these are removed from the Robot machine (`%ProgramData%\iPath\Projects`).
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## Removing Environments

To remove an entire environment, click the corresponding **Remove** button.

Alternatively, select one or multiple environments from the **Environments** page and click the **Remove** button.

:::note
You cannot delete environments if they have at least one Robot attached to them or if they have a process or schedule associated.
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