# Duplicate Notebooks

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/duplicate-notebooks/44657>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [31 March 2025 20:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/duplicate-notebooks/44657 "2025-03-31T20:12:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![grasshoppr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/grasshoppr/32/15852_2.png) [@grasshoppr](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/grasshoppr)\
**Post date:** [31 March 2025 20:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/duplicate-notebooks/44657/1 "2025-03-31T20:12:40Z")

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### Operating system

Linux

### Joplin version

3.2.13

### Sync target

S3

### What issue do you have?

I had some issues on my Linux. laptop - now all my notebooks have been duplicated across all devices, but only one version is being updated.  
Would the easiest cleanup be to manually delete the original notebooks, or is there a quicker method?  
Also what can I do to prevent this in future?

Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![mrjo118](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/mrjo118/32/23404_2.png) [@mrjo118](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/mrjo118)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2025 09:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/duplicate-notebooks/44657/2 "2025-04-01T09:36:48Z")

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Did you import a jex backup of your notes at some point? Doing so would duplicate any notes which already exist in your profile.

There is no quicker alternative to manually deleting the duplicates unfortunately, unless you attempt to hand craft some kind of script

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**Author:** ![grasshoppr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/grasshoppr/32/15852_2.png) [@grasshoppr](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/grasshoppr)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2025 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/duplicate-notebooks/44657/3 "2025-04-01T19:05:12Z")

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Yes, I did.

THanks you for your fast response

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2025 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/duplicate-notebooks/44657/4 "2025-05-01T19:05:32Z")

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