Not so unique note types

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Hello everyone!
I was trying to create a new Anki deck, and I had a style in one of my old templates that I wanted to use as a starting point. So I exported that deck, created a new profile, imported that deck into the new profile, deleted all the cards, and tweaked the template. I even gave my note type a new unique name and added some new entries, then I exported this deck.

When I switched back to my original profile and imported my new deck, I realized it took over the old one note types, even though they had different names!
Basic (and reversed card) and Basic (and reversed card)-updated
I managed to undo the changes, but now Iā€™m stuck wondering what to do with these new note types in my temporary profile?!

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Notetypes like most objects in Anki have IDs to allow renaming without changing identity.

You can clone an existing notetype to get a copy with a distinct ID.

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