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# Tools: Import/Export UI

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This page provides the UI documentation for the Import/Export tool. For a documentation of the functionality, see [Import/Export](/wolvenkit/wolvenkit-app/usage/import-export.md).

For documentation of the individual import/export settings, find the child-pages of \
[Usage](/wolvenkit/wolvenkit-app/usage.md) -> [Import/Export](/wolvenkit/wolvenkit-app/usage/import-export.md)
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## What are the Import Export tools?

To edit a REDengine file, it first needs to be converted to a more accessible format. This is where the Import/Export tools come in.

Before moving files (or in cases of OCD), please note the [#file-structure](#file-structure "mention")section.

As of Wolvenkit 8.9.0, you can find both the import and the export tool in the menu "Tools": 

<figure><img src="/files/yMdTlAGp9YxRG8LshBeD" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/avO1XTDDI2mWABk3SJ0E" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### UI Preview

You can browse the file structure via Wolvenkit's **Project Explorer**. Here's how it looks:

<figure><img src="/files/mWXZt20DmSp9IeUNmeEx" alt=""><figcaption><p>Annotated example. For more information about the files, see below.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Import Tool

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Importing will overwrite files in `archive` without a prompt. Do a backup from time to time!

If you mess up a file beyond repair, you can  restore it to default by selecting the "`replace with original`" option from the right-click menu.
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<figure><img src="/files/wLphi1vQxheSEz0QM1ve" alt=""><figcaption><p>This is your import tool. For detailed documentation of the different export settings, check the corresponding <a href="/pages/Csely4YumcTAdM5IUWgm">subpage</a>.</p></figcaption></figure>

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For detailed documentation of the different import settings, check the [corresponding subpage](broken://pages/Csely4YumcTAdM5IUWgm).
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<table><thead><tr><th width="225">UI element</th><th>Explanation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Import Selected</td><td>Imports anything you checked in the left-hand list</td></tr><tr><td>Import All</td><td>Imports all files in your project.<br><br>⚠ This button will always export everything, <strong>regardless of your filter</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>Refresh</td><td>Refreshes the file list on the left</td></tr><tr><td>Reset Settings</td><td>Restores the Import Settings to default</td></tr><tr><td>Copy Settings</td><td>Copies the Import Settings of your currently selected file (<code>h0_000_pwa_c__basehead.glb</code> in the screenshot above) so that you can paste them to other files.</td></tr><tr><td>Paste Settings</td><td><p>Pastes the Import Settings from the previous step to the currently active file. </p><p><em>This will not work if you copy/paste between incompatible file types.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Export Tool

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Exporting will overwrite already-existing files in `raw` without a prompt.
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The **Export Tool** lets you export any files in your project's `archive` directory:

<figure><img src="/files/dop0GyncQH8hiaHg7sQu" alt=""><figcaption><p>This is your export tool. For detailed documentation of the different export settings, check the corresponding <a href="/pages/A1YZwxQmN8WKf3av1LCz">subpage</a>.</p></figcaption></figure>

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For detailed documentation of the different export settings, check the [corresponding subpage](broken://pages/A1YZwxQmN8WKf3av1LCz).
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<table><thead><tr><th width="225">UI element</th><th>Explanation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Export Selected</td><td>Exports anything you checked in the left-hand list</td></tr><tr><td>Export All</td><td>Exports all files in your project.<br><br>⚠ This button will always export everything, <strong>regardless of your filter</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td>Refresh</td><td>Refreshes the file list on the left</td></tr><tr><td>Reset Settings</td><td>Restores the Export Settings to default</td></tr><tr><td>Copy Settings</td><td>Copies the Export Settings of your currently selected file (<code>h0_000_pwa_c__basehead.mesh</code> in the screenshot above) so that you can paste them to other files.</td></tr><tr><td>Paste Settings</td><td><p>Pastes the Export Settings from the previous step to the currently active file. </p><p><em>This will not work if you copy/paste between incompatible file types.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table>