Import of csv overwrites entries of other deck with identical values for card 1

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Hi Ankiers,
Let me explain.
I’ve got a deck A with following entries.
card 1: test 11
card 2: test 12
card 1: test 21
card 2: test 22
Now I’m importing a csv file in deck B with following entries.
card 1: test 11 (identical as in deck A)
card 2: test B.12
card 1: test 21 (identical as in deck A)
card 2: test B.22
Doing so will update cards of deck A even though I specified deck B as target of import.
Did I do something wrong?
Many thanks

Edit: forgot to mention my configuration - running Anki 2.1.37 on macOS Big Sur 11.1

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This is because notes are updated according to the note type rather than the deck.

Please see this post for possible solutions: File import (bug)

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Thanks, using option “Import even if existing note has same first field” did work.