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Use Import when your source is already Markdown. You need Editor or Vault admin access to the destination vault. Imports do not use source-conversion credits.

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Import from your computer

  1. Open Knowledge and select the destination vault.
  2. Choose + File → Import for files or + Folder → Import for a folder tree. You can also drop files or folders onto the Knowledge tree.
  3. Select the destination folder and inspect the import result.
  4. Open several imported pages to check their text and relative links.
An import recreates nested folders. A folder that matches an existing sibling folder is merged into that folder; colliding files are automatically renamed rather than overwriting the existing file.

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What is accepted

Markdown files must have a .md extension, valid UTF-8 content, portable names, and bodies within the per-file size limit. A single import is limited to 500 planned files and folders combined. Split a larger collection into batches. Non-Markdown files, invalid names, oversized files, and invalid text are skipped. Review the results instead of assuming everything in a dropped folder was accepted. Ordinary Markdown bodies retain their exact UTF-8 content through import.

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Migrate an existing collection

If you want the wiki template, apply it to the empty destination before importing. Then import your material into the appropriate folder, such as inbox/ for items that need review or sources/ for source material. Relative links may need repair if colliding filenames were renamed. Attachments and files outside the imported tree do not come along automatically. Open linked pages and check for unresolved wikilinks. For PDFs, office files, public URLs, or photos, use Convert. For local editing after import, pair a machine into a dedicated local root; do not enroll directly over your existing notes folder.