# Does glide table import overwrite existing data
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611
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**Created:** [April 16, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611 "2024-04-16T06:53:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Darko\_Vukoje](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darko_Vukoje)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/1 "2024-04-16T06:53:53Z")
Hi,
I want to import data (for all tables) to my latest app version. What I want to achieve is to completelly replace all existing data in all tables by new data.
Is glide data import intended to work in this way or I need to do it some other way
Thanks
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/2 "2024-04-16T07:08:16Z")
New data that you import will be appended. So if you want to replace existing data you should delete first.
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### Author:  [@Darko\_Vukoje](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darko_Vukoje)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 9:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/3 "2024-04-16T09:10:56Z")
Is there a single button to delete all data from all tables?
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/4 "2024-04-16T09:15:06Z")
Not all tables at once, no. But you can empty a single table quickly:
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### Author:  [@Darko\_Vukoje](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darko_Vukoje)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 10:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/5 "2024-04-16T10:45:31Z")
I started emptying tables. Then I went to import my previously exported file (xls) that contains all tables from other app.
Now how to import that file into new app? It seems that there is no option other than to delete all tables and then to import of the entire file?
Both apps are Glide Tables
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/6 "2024-04-16T12:42:49Z")
What I do is import table by table (into existing tables) as separate CSV or ODS files.
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### Author:  [@Darko\_Vukoje](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darko_Vukoje)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/7 "2024-04-16T20:39:54Z")
Ideally, we would need to have options:
1. Delete all data from all tables
2. Import file into existing app tables
3. Have some log file/information
It is pretty inconvenient how import into Glide tables is one.
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-glide-table-import-overwrite-existing-data/72611/8 "2024-04-17T01:51:08Z")
I don’t disagree with you. It could be much better, especially considering it’s the only practical option that we have for moving data from one version of an App to another 🤷♂️