diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/__snapshots__/cypress-project.spec.ts.snap b/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/__snapshots__/cypress-project.spec.ts.snap
index 0cd5b20d0218e..b835d0e29afe7 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/__snapshots__/cypress-project.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/__snapshots__/cypress-project.spec.ts.snap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 --linter eslint should add eslint-plugin-cypress 1
 {
   "extends": [
     "plugin:cypress/recommended",
-    "../../.eslintrc.json",
+    "../.eslintrc.json",
   ],
   "ignorePatterns": [
     "!**/*",
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 nested should update configuration 1`] = `
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
+      "cypressConfig": "my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
       "devServerTarget": "my-dir-my-app:serve",
       "testingType": "e2e",
-      "tsConfig": "apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
+      "tsConfig": "my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
     },
   },
   "lint": {
     "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
     "options": {
       "lintFilePatterns": [
-        "apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+        "my-dir/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
       ],
     },
     "outputs": [
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 project with directory in its name should set righ
   "supportFile": "./src/support/index.ts",
   "pluginsFile": "./src/plugins/index",
   "video": true,
-  "videosFolder": "../../../dist/cypress/apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/videos",
-  "screenshotsFolder": "../../../dist/cypress/apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/screenshots",
+  "videosFolder": "../../dist/cypress/my-dir/my-app-e2e/videos",
+  "screenshotsFolder": "../../dist/cypress/my-dir/my-app-e2e/screenshots",
   "chromeWebSecurity": false
 }
 "
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 project with directory in its name should update c
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
+      "cypressConfig": "my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
       "devServerTarget": "my-dir-my-app:serve",
       "testingType": "e2e",
-      "tsConfig": "apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
+      "tsConfig": "my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
     },
   },
   "lint": {
     "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
     "options": {
       "lintFilePatterns": [
-        "apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+        "my-dir/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
       ],
     },
     "outputs": [
@@ -108,22 +108,22 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 project with directory in its name should update c
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update configuration (baseUrl) 1`] = `
+exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update project configuration (baseUrl) 1`] = `
 {
   "e2e": {
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
       "baseUrl": "http://localhost:3000",
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
+      "cypressConfig": "my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
       "testingType": "e2e",
-      "tsConfig": "apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
+      "tsConfig": "my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
     },
   },
   "lint": {
     "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
     "options": {
       "lintFilePatterns": [
-        "apps/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+        "my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
       ],
     },
     "outputs": [
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update configuration (baseUrl) 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update configuration 1`] = `
+exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update project configuration 1`] = `
 {
   "e2e": {
     "configurations": {
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update configuration 1`] = `
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
+      "cypressConfig": "my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
       "devServerTarget": "my-app:serve",
       "testingType": "e2e",
-      "tsConfig": "apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
+      "tsConfig": "my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
     },
   },
   "lint": {
     "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
     "options": {
       "lintFilePatterns": [
-        "apps/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+        "my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
       ],
     },
     "outputs": [
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update configuration 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update configuration 2`] = `
+exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update target configurations 1`] = `
 {
   "e2e": {
     "configurations": {
@@ -173,17 +173,17 @@ exports[`Cypress Project < v7 should update configuration 2`] = `
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
+      "cypressConfig": "my-app-e2e/cypress.json",
       "devServerTarget": "my-app:serve:development",
       "testingType": "e2e",
-      "tsConfig": "apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
+      "tsConfig": "my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json",
     },
   },
   "lint": {
     "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
     "options": {
       "lintFilePatterns": [
-        "apps/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+        "my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
       ],
     },
     "outputs": [
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ exports[`Cypress Project > v10 nested should set right path names in \`tsconfig.
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "allowJs": true,
-    "outDir": "../../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
     "sourceMap": false,
     "types": [
       "cypress",
       "node",
     ],
   },
-  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "include": [
     "src/**/*.ts",
     "src/**/*.js",
@@ -249,14 +249,14 @@ exports[`Cypress Project > v10 should set right path names in \`tsconfig.e2e.jso
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "allowJs": true,
-    "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
+    "outDir": "../dist/out-tsc",
     "sourceMap": false,
     "types": [
       "cypress",
       "node",
     ],
   },
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.base.json",
   "include": [
     "src/**/*.ts",
     "src/**/*.js",
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ exports[`Cypress Project > v10 should update configuration when eslint is passed
   "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
   "options": {
     "lintFilePatterns": [
-      "apps/my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+      "my-app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
     ],
   },
   "outputs": [
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts b/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts
index 648efb0eaf631..590939d292ee3 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts
@@ -58,21 +58,27 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
 
   it('should call init if cypress is not installed', async () => {
     mockedInstalledCypressVersion.mockReturnValue(null);
+
     await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
       ...defaultOptions,
       name: 'my-app-e2e',
       project: 'my-app',
+      projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
     });
+
     expect(mockInitCypress).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should call not init if cypress is installed', async () => {
     mockedInstalledCypressVersion.mockReturnValue(10);
+
     await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
       ...defaultOptions,
       name: 'my-app-e2e',
       project: 'my-app',
+      projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
     });
+
     expect(mockInitCypress).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
@@ -86,19 +92,15 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-
-      expect(
-        tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/fixtures/example.json')
-      ).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/support/app.po.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/support/commands.ts')
-      ).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/fixtures/example.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/support/app.po.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/support/commands.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it('should update configuration when eslint is passed', async () => {
@@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
         linter: Linter.EsLint,
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
+
       const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
       expect(project.targets.lint).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
@@ -116,7 +120,9 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
         linter: Linter.None,
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
+
       const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
       expect(project.targets.lint).toBeUndefined();
     });
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
         linter: Linter.EsLint,
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
       const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
@@ -138,11 +145,10 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
-      const cypressConfig = tree.read(
-        'apps/my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts',
-        'utf-8'
-      );
+
+      const cypressConfig = tree.read('my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8');
       expect(cypressConfig).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
@@ -151,8 +157,10 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
-      const tsconfigJson = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
+
+      const tsconfigJson = readJson(tree, 'my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
       expect(tsconfigJson).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
@@ -161,10 +169,11 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
-      const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
-      expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../../tsconfig.base.json');
+      const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
+      expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../tsconfig.base.json');
     });
 
     it('should support a root tsconfig.json instead of tsconfig.base.json', async () => {
@@ -174,10 +183,11 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
-      const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
-      expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../../tsconfig.json');
+      const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
+      expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../tsconfig.json');
     });
 
     describe('for bundler:vite', () => {
@@ -187,9 +197,11 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-app',
           bundler: 'vite',
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
+
         const cypressConfig = tree.read(
-          'apps/my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts',
+          'my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts',
           'utf-8'
         );
         expect(cypressConfig).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -202,11 +214,12 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
           ...defaultOptions,
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-dir-my-app',
-          directory: 'my-dir',
+          directory: 'my-dir/my-app-e2e',
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
 
         const cypressConfig = tree.read(
-          'apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts',
+          'my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.config.ts',
           'utf-8'
         );
         expect(cypressConfig).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -217,13 +230,11 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
           ...defaultOptions,
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-dir-my-app',
-          directory: 'my-dir',
+          directory: 'my-dir/my-app-e2e',
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
-        const tsconfigJson = readJson(
-          tree,
-          'apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json'
-        );
 
+        const tsconfigJson = readJson(tree, 'my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
         expect(tsconfigJson).toMatchSnapshot();
       });
 
@@ -232,11 +243,12 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
           ...defaultOptions,
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-app',
-          directory: 'my-dir',
+          directory: 'my-dir/my-app-e2e',
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
 
-        const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
-        expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../../../tsconfig.base.json');
+        const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
+        expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../../tsconfig.base.json');
       });
 
       it('should support a root tsconfig.json instead of tsconfig.base.json', async () => {
@@ -246,24 +258,26 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
           ...defaultOptions,
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-app',
-          directory: 'my-dir',
+          directory: 'my-dir/my-app-e2e',
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
 
-        const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
-        expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../../../tsconfig.json');
+        const tsConfig = readJson(tree, 'my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.json');
+        expect(tsConfig.extends).toBe('../../tsconfig.json');
       });
 
       describe('root project', () => {
         it('should generate in option.name when root project detected', async () => {
-          addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'root', {
-            root: '.',
-          });
+          addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'root', { root: '.' });
+
           await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
             ...defaultOptions,
             name: 'e2e-tests',
             baseUrl: 'http://localhost:1234',
             project: 'root',
+            projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
           });
+
           expect(tree.listChanges().map((c) => c.path)).toEqual(
             expect.arrayContaining([
               'e2e-tests/cypress.config.ts',
@@ -278,27 +292,26 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         });
 
         it('should not generate a root project when the passed in project is not the root project', async () => {
-          addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'root', {
-            root: '.',
-          });
-          addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-cool-app', {
-            root: 'apps/my-app',
-          });
+          addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'root', { root: '.' });
+          addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-cool-app', { root: 'my-cool-app' });
+
           await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
             ...defaultOptions,
             name: 'e2e-tests',
             baseUrl: 'http://localhost:1234',
-            project: 'my-app',
+            project: 'my-cool-app',
+            projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
           });
+
           expect(tree.listChanges().map((c) => c.path)).toEqual(
             expect.arrayContaining([
-              'apps/e2e-tests/cypress.config.ts',
-              'apps/e2e-tests/src/e2e/app.cy.ts',
-              'apps/e2e-tests/src/fixtures/example.json',
-              'apps/e2e-tests/src/support/app.po.ts',
-              'apps/e2e-tests/src/support/commands.ts',
-              'apps/e2e-tests/src/support/e2e.ts',
-              'apps/e2e-tests/tsconfig.json',
+              'e2e-tests/cypress.config.ts',
+              'e2e-tests/src/e2e/app.cy.ts',
+              'e2e-tests/src/fixtures/example.json',
+              'e2e-tests/src/support/app.po.ts',
+              'e2e-tests/src/support/commands.ts',
+              'e2e-tests/src/support/e2e.ts',
+              'e2e-tests/tsconfig.json',
             ])
           );
         });
@@ -312,6 +325,7 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
             ...defaultOptions,
             name: 'my-app-e2e',
             baseUrl: 'http://localhost:7788',
+            projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
           });
 
           const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
@@ -323,12 +337,13 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
       it('should not throw an error when --project does not have targets', async () => {
         const projectConf = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app');
         delete projectConf.targets;
-
         updateProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app', projectConf);
+
         await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-app',
           linter: Linter.EsLint,
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
 
         const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
@@ -339,12 +354,31 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
     });
 
     it('should generate in the correct folder', async () => {
+      await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
+        ...defaultOptions,
+        name: 'one-two-other-e2e',
+        project: 'my-app',
+        directory: 'one/two/other-e2e',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
+      });
+
+      const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'one-two-other-e2e');
+      expect(project).toBeDefined();
+      [
+        'one/two/other-e2e/cypress.config.ts',
+        'one/two/other-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts',
+      ].forEach((path) => expect(tree.exists(path)).toBeTruthy());
+    });
+
+    it('should generate in the correct folder when --project-name-and-root-format=derived', async () => {
       await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'other-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
         directory: 'one/two',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'derived',
       });
+
       const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'one-two-other-e2e');
       expect(project).toBeDefined();
       [
@@ -369,6 +403,7 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
           ...defaultOptions,
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-app',
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
 
         const e2eConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
@@ -388,6 +423,7 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
           ...defaultOptions,
           name: 'my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-app',
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
 
         const e2eConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
@@ -400,26 +436,23 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       mockedInstalledCypressVersion.mockReturnValue(9);
     });
+
     it('should generate files', async () => {
       await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
-
-      expect(
-        tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/fixtures/example.json')
-      ).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/fixtures/example.json')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
-        tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/integration/app.spec.ts')
+        tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/integration/app.spec.ts')
       ).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/support/app.po.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/support/commands.ts')
-      ).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/support/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/support/app.po.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/support/commands.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/support/index.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     });
   });
 
@@ -433,39 +466,40 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         ...defaultOptions,
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/my-app-e2e/src/plugins/index.js')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('my-app-e2e/src/plugins/index.js')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
-    it('should update configuration', async () => {
+    it('should update project configuration', async () => {
       await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
         linter: Linter.EsLint,
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
       const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
-
-      expect(project.root).toEqual('apps/my-app-e2e');
-
+      expect(project.root).toEqual('my-app-e2e');
       expect(project.targets).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
-    it('should update configuration (baseUrl)', async () => {
+    it('should update project configuration (baseUrl)', async () => {
       await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
         baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000',
         linter: Linter.EsLint,
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
       const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
-      expect(project.root).toEqual('apps/my-app-e2e');
+      expect(project.root).toEqual('my-app-e2e');
       expect(project.targets).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
-    it('should update configuration', async () => {
+    it('should update target configurations', async () => {
       const originalProject = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app');
       originalProject.targets.serve.defaultConfiguration = 'development';
       originalProject.targets.serve.configurations.development = {};
@@ -475,22 +509,22 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
         name: 'my-app-e2e',
         project: 'my-app',
         linter: Linter.EsLint,
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
 
       const project = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'my-app-e2e');
-
-      expect(project.root).toEqual('apps/my-app-e2e');
-
+      expect(project.root).toEqual('my-app-e2e');
       expect(project.targets).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     describe('nested', () => {
       it('should update configuration', async () => {
         await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
-          name: 'my-app-e2e',
+          name: 'my-dir-my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-dir-my-app',
-          directory: 'my-dir',
+          directory: 'my-dir/my-app-e2e',
           linter: Linter.EsLint,
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
 
         const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(
@@ -509,13 +543,14 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
             name: 'my-app-e2e',
             project: 'my-app',
             linter: Linter.EsLint,
+            projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
           });
+
           const packageJson = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
           expect(
             packageJson.devDependencies['eslint-plugin-cypress']
           ).toBeTruthy();
-
-          const eslintrcJson = readJson(tree, 'apps/my-app-e2e/.eslintrc.json');
+          const eslintrcJson = readJson(tree, 'my-app-e2e/.eslintrc.json');
           expect(eslintrcJson).toMatchSnapshot();
         });
       });
@@ -524,9 +559,11 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
     describe('project with directory in its name', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await cypressProjectGenerator(tree, {
-          name: 'my-dir/my-app-e2e',
+          name: 'my-dir-my-app-e2e',
           project: 'my-dir-my-app',
+          directory: 'my-dir/my-app-e2e',
           linter: Linter.EsLint,
+          projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
         });
       });
 
@@ -547,10 +584,9 @@ describe('Cypress Project', () => {
 
       it('should set right path names in `cypress.json`', async () => {
         const cypressConfig = tree.read(
-          'apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.json',
+          'my-dir/my-app-e2e/cypress.json',
           'utf-8'
         );
-
         expect(cypressConfig).toMatchSnapshot();
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/__snapshots__/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts.snap b/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/__snapshots__/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts.snap
index 56beaca1d1b01..bb695109dc3f5 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/__snapshots__/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/__snapshots__/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts.snap
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ const cypressJsonConfig = {
   fileServerFolder: '.',
   fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
   video: true,
-  videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/videos',
-  screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/screenshots',
+  videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/videos',
+  screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/screenshots',
   chromeWebSecurity: false,
   specPattern: 'src/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
   supportFile: 'src/support/e2e.ts',
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ const cypressJsonConfig = {
   fileServerFolder: '.',
   fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
   video: true,
-  videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/videos',
-  screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/screenshots',
+  videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/videos',
+  screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/screenshots',
   chromeWebSecurity: false,
   specPattern: 'src/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
   supportFile: 'src/support/e2e.ts',
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should handle multiple config
   },
   "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
   "options": {
-    "cypressConfig": "apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
+    "cypressConfig": "app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
     "devServerTarget": "app:serve",
     "testingType": "e2e",
   },
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ const cypressJsonConfig = {
   fileServerFolder: '.',
   fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
   video: true,
-  videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/videos',
-  screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/screenshots',
+  videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/videos',
+  screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/screenshots',
   chromeWebSecurity: false,
   specPattern: 'src/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
   supportFile: 'src/support/e2e.ts',
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should handle multiple config
 {
   "configurations": {
     "production": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/app-e2e/cypress.production.config.ts",
+      "cypressConfig": "app-e2e/cypress.production.config.ts",
       "devServerTarget": "target:serve:production",
     },
     "static": {
       "baseUrl": "http://localhost:3000",
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
+      "cypressConfig": "app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
     },
   },
   "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ const cypressJsonConfig = {
   fileServerFolder: '.',
   fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
   video: true,
-  videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/videos',
-  screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/screenshots',
+  videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/videos',
+  screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/screenshots',
   chromeWebSecurity: false,
   specPattern: 'src/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
   supportFile: 'src/support/e2e.ts',
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should infer targets with --a
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
+      "cypressConfig": "app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
       "devServerTarget": "app:serve",
       "testingType": "e2e",
     },
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should infer targets with --a
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
+      "cypressConfig": "app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
       "devServerTarget": "app:serve",
       "testingType": "e2e",
     },
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should infer targets with --a
     "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
     "options": {
       "lintFilePatterns": [
-        "apps/app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+        "app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
       ],
     },
     "outputs": [
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ const cypressJsonConfig = {
   fileServerFolder: '.',
   fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
   video: true,
-  videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/videos',
-  screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/screenshots',
+  videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/videos',
+  screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/screenshots',
   chromeWebSecurity: false,
   specPattern: 'src/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
   supportFile: 'src/support/e2e.ts',
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should not break when an inva
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
+      "cypressConfig": "app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
       "devServerTarget": "app:serve",
       "testingType": "e2e",
     },
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should not break when an inva
     },
     "executor": "@nx/cypress:cypress",
     "options": {
-      "cypressConfig": "apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
+      "cypressConfig": "app-e2e/cypress.config.ts",
       "devServerTarget": "app:serve",
       "testingType": "e2e",
     },
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ exports[`convertToCypressTen convertCypressProject should not break when an inva
     "executor": "@nx/linter:eslint",
     "options": {
       "lintFilePatterns": [
-        "apps/app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
+        "app-e2e/**/*.{js,ts}",
       ],
     },
     "outputs": [
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ const cypressJsonConfig = {
   fileServerFolder: '.',
   fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
   video: true,
-  videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/videos',
-  screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/screenshots',
+  videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/videos',
+  screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/screenshots',
   chromeWebSecurity: false,
   baseUrl: 'http://localhost:4200',
   specPattern: 'src/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ const cypressJsonConfig = {
   fileServerFolder: '.',
   fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
   video: true,
-  videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/videos',
-  screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/app-e2e/screenshots',
+  videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/videos',
+  screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/app-e2e/screenshots',
   chromeWebSecurity: false,
   specPattern: 'src/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
   supportFile: 'src/support/e2e.ts',
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts b/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts
index 23c512673df68..386147186344a 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/generators/migrate-to-cypress-11/migrate-to-cypress-11.spec.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
   describe('convertCypressProject', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app', {
-        root: 'apps/app',
-        sourceRoot: 'apps/app/src',
+        root: 'app',
+        sourceRoot: 'app/src',
         targets: {
           serve: {
             executor: '@nx/web:file-server',
@@ -53,31 +53,30 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
         name: 'app-e2e',
         skipFormat: true,
         project: 'app',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
     });
 
     it('should update project w/defaults', async () => {
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
 
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.read('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')
-      ).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
         'cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it('should update project w/customized config', async () => {
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
 
-      updateJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/cypress.json', (json) => {
+      updateJson(tree, 'app-e2e/cypress.json', (json) => {
         json = {
           ...json,
           baseUrl: 'http://localhost:4200',
@@ -90,28 +89,26 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
 
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.read('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')
-      ).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
         'cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it('should not update a non e2e project', async () => {
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app/cypress.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app/cypress.config.ts')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeFalsy();
     });
 
     it('should handle custom target names', async () => {
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
       const pc = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e');
       pc.targets = {
         'e2e-custom': {
@@ -123,21 +120,19 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
 
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.read('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')
-      ).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
         'cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it('should infer targets with --all flag', async () => {
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
       const pc = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e');
       pc.targets = {
         ...pc.targets,
@@ -150,24 +145,22 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
 
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.read('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')
-      ).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
         'cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e').targets
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     it('should not break when an invalid target is passed in', async () => {
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
       const pc = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e');
       pc.targets = {
         ...pc.targets,
@@ -180,24 +173,22 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
 
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.read('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')
-      ).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
         'cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e').targets
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     it('should handle multiple configurations', async () => {
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
       const pc = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e');
       pc.targets = {
         ...pc.targets,
@@ -218,26 +209,24 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
 
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.read('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')
-      ).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
         'cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e').targets['e2e']
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     it('should handle multiple configurations with no default cypressConfig option', async () => {
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.json')).toBeTruthy();
       tree.write(
-        'apps/app-e2e/cypress.production.json',
+        'app-e2e/cypress.production.json',
         JSON.stringify({
           fileServerFolder: '.',
           fixturesFolder: './src/fixtures',
@@ -246,8 +235,8 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
           pluginsFile: './src/plugins/index',
           supportFile: './src/support/index.ts',
           video: true,
-          videosFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/client-e2e/videos',
-          screenshotsFolder: '../../dist/cypress/apps/client-e2e/screenshots',
+          videosFolder: '../dist/cypress/client-e2e/videos',
+          screenshotsFolder: '../dist/cypress/client-e2e/screenshots',
           chromeWebSecurity: false,
         })
       );
@@ -261,12 +250,12 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
           },
           configurations: {
             production: {
-              cypressConfig: 'apps/app-e2e/cypress.production.json',
+              cypressConfig: 'app-e2e/cypress.production.json',
               devServerTarget: 'target:serve:production',
             },
             static: {
               baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000',
-              cypressConfig: 'apps/app-e2e/cypress.json',
+              cypressConfig: 'app-e2e/cypress.json',
             },
           },
         },
@@ -276,18 +265,16 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
 
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(
-        tree.read('apps/app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')
-      ).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
         'cypress.production.config.ts',
         'cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e').targets['e2e']
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -296,8 +283,8 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
     it('should handle sharing the same config across projects', async () => {
       mockedInstalledCypressVersion.mockReturnValue(9);
       addProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-two', {
-        root: 'apps/app-two',
-        sourceRoot: 'apps/app-two/src',
+        root: 'app-two',
+        sourceRoot: 'app-two/src',
         targets: {
           serve: {
             executor: '@nx/web:file-server',
@@ -310,6 +297,7 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
         name: 'app-two-e2e',
         skipFormat: true,
         project: 'app-two',
+        projectNameAndRootFormat: 'as-provided',
       });
       const appOneProjectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e');
       appOneProjectConfig.targets['e2e'].options.cypressConfig = 'cypress.json';
@@ -333,13 +321,13 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
       await migrateCypressProject(tree);
 
       expect(tree.read('cypress.config.ts', 'utf-8')).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
-        '../../cypress.config.ts',
+        '../cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-e2e').targets['e2e']).toEqual({
         executor: '@nx/cypress:cypress',
         options: {
@@ -353,13 +341,13 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
           },
         },
       });
-      expect(readJson(tree, 'apps/app-two-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'app-two-e2e/tsconfig.json').include).toEqual([
         'src/**/*.ts',
         'src/**/*.js',
-        '../../cypress.config.ts',
+        '../cypress.config.ts',
       ]);
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-two-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-two-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-two-e2e/src/e2e/app.cy.ts')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-two-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(
         readProjectConfiguration(tree, 'app-two-e2e').targets['e2e']
       ).toEqual({
@@ -393,8 +381,8 @@ describe('convertToCypressTen', () => {
     };
 
     const projectConfig = {
-      root: 'apps/app-e2e',
-      sourceRoot: 'apps/app-e2e/src',
+      root: 'app-e2e',
+      sourceRoot: 'app-e2e/src',
     };
     const filePaths = [
       'src/integration/nested/something.spec.ts',
@@ -486,9 +474,7 @@ const eh = require("../../support")
       expect(newIntegrationFolderContents.length).toEqual(
         oldIntegrationFolderContents.length
       );
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/fixtures/example.json')).toEqual(
-        true
-      );
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/fixtures/example.json')).toEqual(true);
     });
 
     it('should rename files', () => {
@@ -513,7 +499,7 @@ const eh = require("../../support")
   });
 
   describe('updateImports', () => {
-    const filePath = 'apps/app-e2e/src/e2e/sometest.cy.ts';
+    const filePath = 'app-e2e/src/e2e/sometest.cy.ts';
     const fileContents = String.raw`
 import { getGreeting } from '../support/app.po';
 
@@ -554,15 +540,15 @@ describe('a', () => {
   });
 
   describe('Support File Imports', () => {
-    const newImport = 'apps/app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts';
+    const newImport = 'app-e2e/src/support/e2e.ts';
 
     it('should update imports w/defaults', () => {
-      const oldImport = 'apps/app-e2e/src/support/index.ts';
+      const oldImport = 'app-e2e/src/support/index.ts';
 
       const actual = createSupportFileImport(
         oldImport,
         newImport,
-        'apps/app-e2e/src'
+        'app-e2e/src'
       );
       expect(actual).toEqual({
         oldImportPathLeaf: 'support',
@@ -571,12 +557,12 @@ describe('a', () => {
     });
 
     it('should handle custom support file location', () => {
-      const oldImport = 'apps/app-e2e/src/support/blah.ts';
+      const oldImport = 'app-e2e/src/support/blah.ts';
 
       const actual = createSupportFileImport(
         oldImport,
         newImport,
-        'apps/app-e2e/src'
+        'app-e2e/src'
       );
       expect(actual).toEqual({
         oldImportPathLeaf: 'support/blah',
@@ -585,12 +571,12 @@ describe('a', () => {
     });
 
     it('should handle nested custom support location', () => {
-      const oldImport = 'apps/app-e2e/src/support/blah/abc.ts';
+      const oldImport = 'app-e2e/src/support/blah/abc.ts';
 
       const actual = createSupportFileImport(
         oldImport,
         newImport,
-        'apps/app-e2e/src'
+        'app-e2e/src'
       );
       expect(actual).toEqual({
         oldImportPathLeaf: 'support/blah/abc',
@@ -599,12 +585,12 @@ describe('a', () => {
     });
 
     it('should handle nested custom support location w/index.ts', () => {
-      const oldImport = 'apps/app-e2e/src/support/something/neat/index.ts';
+      const oldImport = 'app-e2e/src/support/something/neat/index.ts';
 
       const actual = createSupportFileImport(
         oldImport,
         newImport,
-        'apps/app-e2e/src'
+        'app-e2e/src'
       );
       expect(actual).toEqual({
         oldImportPathLeaf: 'support/something/neat',
@@ -616,7 +602,7 @@ describe('a', () => {
   describe(updatePluginFile.name, () => {
     it('should update module.exports for ts files', () => {
       tree.write(
-        'apps/app-e2e/src/plugins/index.ts',
+        'app-e2e/src/plugins/index.ts',
         `
 function myCoolFunction() {
   console.log('cool') 
@@ -631,7 +617,7 @@ module.exports.blah = myCoolFunction;
       );
       const actual = updatePluginFile(
         tree,
-        { root: 'apps/app-e2e' },
+        { root: 'app-e2e' },
         {
           cypressConfigJson: {},
           cypressConfigTs: { e2e: { pluginsFile: './src/plugins/index.ts' } },
@@ -641,7 +627,7 @@ module.exports.blah = myCoolFunction;
       expect(actual.cypressConfigTs.e2e.pluginsFile).toEqual(
         './src/plugins/index'
       );
-      expect(tree.read('apps/app-e2e/src/plugins/index.ts', 'utf-8')).toEqual(`
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/src/plugins/index.ts', 'utf-8')).toEqual(`
 function myCoolFunction() {
   console.log('cool') 
 }
@@ -665,10 +651,10 @@ module.exports = function(on, config) {
 
 module.exports.blah = myCoolFunction;
 `;
-      tree.write('apps/app-e2e/src/plugins/index.js', pluginFileContent);
+      tree.write('app-e2e/src/plugins/index.js', pluginFileContent);
       const actual = updatePluginFile(
         tree,
-        { root: 'apps/app-e2e' },
+        { root: 'app-e2e' },
         {
           cypressConfigJson: {},
           cypressConfigTs: { e2e: { pluginsFile: './src/plugins/index.js' } },
@@ -678,7 +664,7 @@ module.exports.blah = myCoolFunction;
       expect(actual.cypressConfigTs.e2e.pluginsFile).toEqual(
         './src/plugins/index'
       );
-      expect(tree.read('apps/app-e2e/src/plugins/index.js', 'utf-8')).toEqual(
+      expect(tree.read('app-e2e/src/plugins/index.js', 'utf-8')).toEqual(
         pluginFileContent
       );
     });
@@ -686,7 +672,7 @@ module.exports.blah = myCoolFunction;
     it('should not update if no file is preset', () => {
       const actual = updatePluginFile(
         tree,
-        { root: 'apps/app-e2e' },
+        { root: 'app-e2e' },
         {
           cypressConfigJson: {},
           cypressConfigTs: { e2e: { pluginsFile: false } },
@@ -694,7 +680,7 @@ module.exports.blah = myCoolFunction;
       );
 
       expect(actual.cypressConfigTs.e2e.pluginsFile).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(tree.exists('apps/app-e2e/src/plugins/index.ts')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(tree.exists('app-e2e/src/plugins/index.ts')).toBeFalsy();
     });
   });
 });