Possible to merge databases?

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My apologies if this has already been answered on this forum. I did a search for both ‘merge databases’ and ‘merging databases’ and while I got a lot of hits, I couldn’t find the answer to my question. (I may have just missed it.)

My question is: Is it possible to merge databases in DTPO?

I have one large one filled with research. I’m starting another one that I am scanning hand written (non-research) notes for a specific project into. At some point, I may want to merge the two. Is this / Will this be possible?

Thanks for any help.

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Sure. In the Finder, create a new empty folder that’s to receive an export from one of your databases.

Open the smaller database and select all of its contents. Select File > Export > Files & Folders. Choose that new folder you created in the Finder.

Switch to the larger database. Choose File > Import > Files & Folders. Select the new folder that received the export above.

Now your larger database contains the contents of the smaller database as well.

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Excellent! Thanks, Bill. It makes it much easier for me to scan into a fresh db and now I don’t have to worry that I’ll have to keep things forever separate if I don’t want to.

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That’s more like a workaround. It would be nice if one could just select the dtBase files and the product would merge them into one of them or a new database

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You could select the files and drag/drop them where you want it, I think.

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Yes, you can. Open both databases in DT, select the contents of one and drag or right-click Move them to the other