# \[Feature request\] Making a new IO card by copying the image from another IO card **URL:** \ **Category:** Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 14, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609 "2024-04-14T20:06:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Expertium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/expertium/32/24176_2.png) [@Expertium](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Expertium)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/1 "2024-04-14T20:06:16Z")
Right now, if I want to re-use an image that is used for an Image Occlusion card, I have to manually find it in `collection.media`. This is inconvenient. Ideally, I want the workflow to be like this: 1. Copy the image from IO card A 2. Click ‘Add’ 3. Copy-paste that image 4. Start making a new IO card B with the same image ---
**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:** [April 17, 2024, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/2 "2024-04-17T05:42:47Z")
You can’t add extra masks to the existing I/O note instead? ---
**Author:** ![Expertium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/expertium/32/24176_2.png) [@Expertium](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Expertium)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/3 "2024-04-17T07:13:41Z")
I would prefer to have separate notes in some cases. ---
**Author:** ![hamzamohdzubair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2bfe46/32.png) [@hamzamohdzubair](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/hamzamohdzubair)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/4 "2024-04-18T07:00:40Z")
In this [post](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/inbuilt-image-occlusion-card/42894) there is a hack to do it: 1. Select the card 2. Click on preview 3. Drag from outside to select the image, the image will get highlighted in blue 4. Copy But yes, there should still be easier way to copy the image ---
**Author:** ![Expertium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/expertium/32/24176_2.png) [@Expertium](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Expertium)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/5 "2024-04-18T11:02:53Z")
Well @dae, seems like I’m not the only one who would appreciate the copy-paste image feature ---
**Author:** ![Expertium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/expertium/32/24176_2.png) [@Expertium](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Expertium)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/6 "2024-05-18T12:13:24Z")
Just a reminder. Btw, this would be very useful for converting old IO cards (made using the add-on) into new ones. EDIT: just to clarfiy, ideally, I want to be able to select an image from the card’s field, click Copy, and then use “Past image from Clipboard” of the native IO. Also, right now I have no idea what selecting an image in a field and clicking Copy even does. So far I tried: 1. Pasting that image into another field of the same card ❌ 2. Pasting that image into MS Paint ❌ 3. Using “Paste image from Clipboard” of native IO ❌ The way I see it, selecting an image in a card’s field and clicking Copy doesn’t do anything at all. ---
**Author:** ![Expertium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/expertium/32/24176_2.png) [@Expertium](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Expertium)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/7 "2024-08-31T11:32:24Z")
Can you at least add an option to display the name of the image file in `collection.media`? Right now there is no way to do what I want. I can’t copy-paste the image from IO card A to make IO card B, and ~~I can’t find the name of the image file used in IO card A, so I can’t even find it in the media folder~~. If I want to use image from card A to make card B, I have **zero** ways of doing that. EDIT: nevermind, there is a way to find the name of the file. Still, copy-pasting would be easier. ---
**Author:** ![glutanimate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/glutanimate/32/97_2.png) [@glutanimate](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/glutanimate)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/8 "2024-08-31T11:52:30Z")
Relevant issue: [Using “Create copy…” in Image Occlusion card doesn’t copy the image · Issue #3247 · ankitects/anki · GitHub](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/issues/3247) Once we’ve tackled this, it would make it possible to pretty much instantly create an IO note from an existing one. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/9 "2024-08-31T15:43:47Z")
To tide you over, you can see the filename in the Question column. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/5/2/52acccbba0ef833862b6c846c871dc4aa6633b38.png) ---
**Author:** ![Expertium](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/expertium/32/24176_2.png) [@Expertium](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Expertium)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/feature-request-making-a-new-io-card-by-copying-the-image-from-another-io-card/43609/10 "2024-08-31T16:00:03Z")
Thank you