I’ve a list of vocabulary listing words/phrases/slangs under a Category (used as Deck). Sometimes, certain words/phrases/slangs are listed in multiple category/deck i.e. duplicating. I’d like this duplication to remain, so it appears in multiple decks, as the word/phrase goes in multiple category.
As I try to do a batch import of CSV, I don’t see “Duplicate” option & even when I select Existing notes as “keep” & check duplicates by “all fields” (so it’s checking by word/phrase & meaning field), it won’t copy all entries & remove entries that already appeared in another deck.
When I select individual file import, I’d select Existing notes with “Duplicate”, but it doesn’t give me an option to import it in new Deck (as it shows the list of all existing deck). I’d get it imported to “Default” deck & then rename it to reflect new category/deck, so that’s the workaround I’d do with. However, with this option, I’m having to import one CSV at a time.
Is there a way to allow duplicate by getting it checked within its own Deck (and not other decks) when doing the batch imports?
You might want to try to change it to something more restrictive and import with only detecting duplicates in the fields that have no chance of repeating content.
I’ve tried a different combination during batch import. I only have 2 columns - word/phrase & meaning, so if it’s already in one deck & gets repeated in another deck, even if it’s another deck, it still sees itself as duplicate & regarless of using “Keep” or “Update” along with checking duplicates by field field or all field, it removes duplicate entries.
What I fail to understand is why when Existing note is selected as “Keep”, it removes duplicate entries if it reoccurs in another deck. I don’t see any further option to NOT compare duplicate entries if it occurs in another deck.
I’m going to suggest a reason for you not to do this. You should avoid duplicate notes that make identical cards, because when you study those cards in different parts in your collection, you’ll be splitting your review history between them. That pretty much guarantees that none of those cards will be scheduled correctly.
A better way to handle a word that belongs in multiple categories is with Tags – Adding/Editing - Anki Manual . You can apply multiple tags to a note, so you’ll be able to search for/study its cards based on those different categories, but each card will be unique.