Choose How an Import Handles Existing Content
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Before you choose a file, every import asks what to do with the Text Snippets you already have. Keep existing is the default.
| Option | What happens |
|---|---|
| Replace existing | Replaces each Text Snippet whose Keyword matches one in the file, with all its Templates. Imports the rest. |
| Keep existing | Keeps your Text Snippets. Imports only Text Snippets with new Keywords. |
| Delete before importing | Deletes all Text Snippets and Folders, then imports the file. Action Keywords, Clipboard, and Statistics stay. |
Keywords match regardless of letter case, spaces, and line breaks.
An import never adds Templates to an existing Text Snippet.
If an import fails partway, or you cancel it, your Text Snippets stay as they were.
Before you replace or delete, export your Text Snippets or create a backup.
When you choose Delete before importing
Typing Hero reads the whole file before it deletes anything.
- If nothing in the file can be imported, Typing Hero stops and shows No Text Snippets can be imported. Your data has not changed.
- If only part of the file can be imported, Typing Hero asks first. Tap Delete and import to continue.
- If the file or your Text Snippets change before you tap it, Typing Hero asks again.