Arc GIS Pro Projection not working?

Question

This is going to sound pretty basic but when I change the projection  of my shape file ( WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere to USA_Contiguous_Lambert_Conformal_Conic) it says the Projection is completed successfully but nothing happens. Don't really know what else to explain, thanks

DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

put the Projected file into a new empty Map document... all by itself with no other data

if you Projected the file, you end up with a new file so you should have 2 file, the unprojected one and the projected one.  If you don't, you used Define Projection or did it wrong

AdrianWelsh · Answer

What changes are you expecting to see? Can you verify that the data is truly in this new system?

AlecBiles · Answer

I have projected the data into NAD 1983 2011 Contiguous USA Albers from GCS NAD 1983 2011 but the map never changes.