# Is it possible to import new lines in an existing OR project? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Helpdesk\ **Created:** [November 26, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-new-lines-in-an-existing-or-project/1088 "2023-11-26T01:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antoine2711](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antoine2711/32/85_2.png) [@Antoine2711](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Antoine2711)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-new-lines-in-an-existing-or-project/1088/1 "2023-11-26T01:46:52Z")
I think this feature doesn't exist in OR, but I want to make sure, and maybe someone knows a workaround. I want to import new data to an existing project, in effect appending data to my project. Maybe an extension? Any suggestions? Regards, Antoine ---
**Author:** ![thadguidry](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/thadguidry/32/653_2.png) [@thadguidry](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/thadguidry)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-new-lines-in-an-existing-or-project/1088/2 "2023-11-26T02:02:34Z")
Multi file should still work for this. But the columns and data types need to be the same, I.e. schema. So zip up your files together and try importing the zip file. ---
**Author:** ![Antoine2711](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antoine2711/32/85_2.png) [@Antoine2711](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Antoine2711)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-new-lines-in-an-existing-or-project/1088/3 "2023-11-26T02:08:40Z")
I already have a project, with a lot of reconciliated data. I don't want to export the data and have to reconcile again… Regards, Antoine ---
**Author:** ![Antoine2711](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antoine2711/32/85_2.png) [@Antoine2711](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Antoine2711)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-new-lines-in-an-existing-or-project/1088/4 "2023-11-26T02:21:27Z")
@thadguidry : how can I create new lines? Maybe with that, and some cross() magic, I could transfer data from another project… A. ---
**Author:** ![thadguidry](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/thadguidry/32/653_2.png) [@thadguidry](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/thadguidry)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-new-lines-in-an-existing-or-project/1088/5 "2023-11-26T02:29:57Z")
Thumbs up on these issues then: > > > \_Original author: steve.mo...@gmail.com (March 22, 2012 15:52:44)\_ > > I have bee…n using google refine a lot. PS think it's awesome. > > When cleaning up data regularly I also need to add in new rows of information into the data set. Currently I have to export the data and then do the inserts in textmate or excel. > > So just want the ability to insert rows and to manually edit the values in the cells. > > \_Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/issues/detail?id=556\_ > > > I have been using OpenRefine to clean data, collected across several years, in E…xcel/CSV files. The ability to load multiple files at once upon project creation has been very valuable. Now that I have a cleaned dataset, I anticipate the need to do this again with new data. I would like to be able to load a new Excel/CSV file into the existing OpenRefine dataset and do cleaning on it. Ideally, this new dataset would come in as new rows that I can then start manipulating. > > The only way I can see to do this currently is by exporting the entire project, doing the addition outside OpenRefine, then importing the data anew. Of course, this would lose all of the valuable editing history of the project. ---
**Author:** ![Antoine2711](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/antoine2711/32/85_2.png) [@Antoine2711](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Antoine2711)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/is-it-possible-to-import-new-lines-in-an-existing-or-project/1088/6 "2023-11-26T03:30:53Z")
Thanks very much to pointing that to me. Much appreciated. Regards, Antoine