# Can't Import a preset without replacing

**URL:** <https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-import-a-preset-without-replacing/10455>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [August 22, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-import-a-preset-without-replacing/10455 "2019-08-22T06:30:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/yuuiko/32/31891_2.png) [@yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yuuiko)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-import-a-preset-without-replacing/10455/1 "2019-08-22T06:30:31Z")

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![16%20pm](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/9/95535fdb4fad1c4fdefd0fb8e25bf84a7a267975.png)

I'm having trouble importing a user-made AQT into BTT. Could you add a "Import without Replace" option here? Thanks @Andreas_Hegenberg

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-import-a-preset-without-replacing/10455/2 "2019-08-22T06:37:55Z")

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that will break all internal references based on the trigger UUIDs in the imported preset, as the UUIDs can’t appear in BTTs database twice (so import without replace changes all duplicate UUIDs, which caused many issues in the past )

But I could add some hidden setting to enable this.

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**Author:** ![yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/yuuiko/32/31891_2.png) [@yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yuuiko)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-import-a-preset-without-replacing/10455/3 "2019-08-22T06:39:17Z")

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hmm, is there a way I could import or copy stuff from a user made preset then? Maybe replace all UUIDs or something. (wait a sec you already did that. aha I read too fast.)

But yeah maybe an option click would be good, with another warning window that shows up if you option click.

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**Author:** ![yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/yuuiko/32/31891_2.png) [@yuuiko](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yuuiko)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 10:59am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-import-a-preset-without-replacing/10455/4 "2019-08-22T10:59:23Z")

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![47%20pm](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f4a721b7a04f2f463cf078d331ee91ec8c20ba27.png)

yikes! another one i really want to see!

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 11:13am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/cant-import-a-preset-without-replacing/10455/5 "2019-08-22T11:13:45Z")

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You can always rename your BTT folder for testing (~/Library/Application Support/BetterTouchTool)

But I'll upload 3.183 in a few minutes. If you run this terminal command:

```auto
defaults write com.hegenberg.BetterTouchTool BTTImportDuplicatePresets YES

```

It will allow you to import duplicates.