# Import flow without duplicate **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [7 May 2022 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-flow-without-duplicate/62326 "2022-05-07T09:18:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2022 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-flow-without-duplicate/62326/1 "2022-05-07T09:18:43Z")
Sorry, but I don't understand ..... On my pc I export a flow (modified) generating one file .... Now I I would like to import this flow but in my raspberry there is the old flow that I modified on my pc. I select import, I select the file (of course) and I have this form .... ![one](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/7/77bb2fade2cc736ac23da7e779ca937983cd02bf.png) I select View nodes and I have this form .... ![two](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/5/45beb5415a66af0916c50fd3151f685a4b598bd4.png) and I read: ```auto Some of the nodes you are importing already exist in your workspace. Select which nodes to import and whether to replace the existing nodes, or to import a copy of them. ``` Well, I would like to overwrite the existing nodes with the new nodes modified without have duplicates like in the next image ... ![three](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/3/23c000b9b397b23733c11b28e8238443ddeb00ab.png) How can I do? ---
**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2022 09:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-flow-without-duplicate/62326/2 "2022-05-07T09:26:15Z")
What version of Node-RED are you using? The "import nodes" dialog should have an extra set of check boxes to say if you want to overwrite a node or not. ---
**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2022 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-flow-without-duplicate/62326/3 "2022-05-07T09:27:30Z")
7 May 11:26:42 - [info] Node-RED version: v2.1.6 7 May 11:26:42 - [info] Node.js version: v14.16.0 7 May 11:26:42 - [info] Linux 5.4.0-109-generic x64 LE 7 May 11:26:43 - [info] Loading palette nodes 7 May 11:26:43 - [info] Dashboard version 3.1.6 started at /ui ---
**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2022 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-flow-without-duplicate/62326/4 "2022-05-07T09:55:58Z")
Take a look at the '[projects](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/)' option. Using this when you want to import the new version you could create a new project (and give it a version number in the title) and import the flow. Since it is a new project it will be empty. This way if you need to go back to a previous version you can do by selecting the older version of the project. ---
**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2022 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-flow-without-duplicate/62326/5 "2022-05-07T10:37:28Z")
Very interesting, thank you .... ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [6 July 2022 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-flow-without-duplicate/62326/6 "2022-07-06T10:37:52Z")
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