# Automatically assign settings to new downloaded deck?

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**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/automatically-assign-settings-to-new-downloaded-deck/40589 "2024-01-31T21:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ALilSliceOfPie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@ALilSliceOfPie](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ALilSliceOfPie)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/automatically-assign-settings-to-new-downloaded-deck/40589/1 "2024-01-31T21:00:59Z")

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Hello, I have 2 settings on Anki (one that is exactly how AnKing has them, set specifically for that deck, and another for my classes)

When I download a deck from my class shared drive, the setting is automatically the AnKing settings, rather than my settings for my classes. The deck even automatically becomes a subdeck to my larger deck with the class’s name, but for some reason, the AnKing settings are the default settings.

My question is how do I set up anki such that when i download these decks from my class shared drive, they automatically are assigned my personal class settings rather than the anking settings?

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**Author:** ![NameLessGO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/namelessgo/32/34298_2.png) [@NameLessGO](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NameLessGO)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/automatically-assign-settings-to-new-downloaded-deck/40589/2 "2024-01-31T21:07:35Z")

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You could replace anking preset with your class settings, then rename them and vice versa in your class preset

> By default, all newly created decks use the same preset  
> [Deck Options - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/deck-options.html#presets)

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/automatically-assign-settings-to-new-downloaded-deck/40589/3 "2024-02-01T06:08:25Z")

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To clarify, when importing without scheduling/deck presets included, the imported deck(s) will use the settings in the default deck preset.

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**Author:** ![ALilSliceOfPie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@ALilSliceOfPie](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ALilSliceOfPie)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/automatically-assign-settings-to-new-downloaded-deck/40589/4 "2024-02-01T16:27:24Z")

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Thank you! I didn’t even consider that the AnKing settings were set as my default! Any way to set a separate settings as the default without having to flip all my settings around if this ends up being an issue again?

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**Author:** ![NameLessGO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/namelessgo/32/34298_2.png) [@NameLessGO](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NameLessGO)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/automatically-assign-settings-to-new-downloaded-deck/40589/5 "2024-02-01T22:19:16Z")

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Not that I know of

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/automatically-assign-settings-to-new-downloaded-deck/40589/6 "2024-03-02T22:20:10Z")

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