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Transfer put my old script in the back of my new script? Help!

Your old script ended up at the back of your new script? Almost always, this means the Collate Pages toggle was set the wrong way during Note Transfer. Collate Pages is designed for revised page packets (colored pages like blue, pink, yellow) — when it's on for a full-script-to-full-script transfer, the old script gets appended instead of overlaid.

You've got two ways to fix it: delete the appended pages, or undo the transfer and re-run it with the right settings.

Option A — Delete the appended pages

If the notes themselves transferred correctly and you just need to get rid of the extra pages at the back:

Open your new draft and go to the Page Manager view from the Top Toolbar;
Touch or click Edit;
Select the appended old-script pages at the end;
Touch or click Remove, then Save.

Option B — Undo and re-run the transfer

If the notes didn't end up where they should have, the cleanest fix is to undo the transfer and run it again with the correct setting.

Step 1 — Undo the bad transfer

Open the new script and touch or click the Layers icon in the Top Toolbar;
The transferred notes are in their own layer at the bottom of the list. Confirm these notes are not needed, then delete the incorrect layer.

(Full walkthrough: My note transfer didn't work. Help!.)

Step 2 — Re-run with the correct settings

Full Script → Full Script: Follow the Note Transfer guide and keep Collate Pages toggled off.
Full Script → Revised Page Packet: Follow the Collate Pages guide and keep Collate Pages toggled on.

📝 NOTE: For Collate Pages to work, header formatting between the Full Script and Revised Page Packets must match, with the page number in the top right. Mismatched headers will prevent new pages from integrating correctly.

Still appended after re-running?

If neither option worked, some of your pages may be mis-marked as Inserted instead of Native.

In both scripts, open the Page Manager view and tap Edit;
Check whether any of your original script pages show a black circle in the top right;
If they do, use Master Edit Mode to reassign those pages as Native, then re-run the transfer.

⚠️ HEADS UP: If the transfer is also crashing or you see a "No Native Pages Detected" message, you've got a non-native page issue — see Transfer is crashing? How to fix non-native page issues and No Native Pages Detected message? Here's what to do next.

If you're still stuck, use the Send us an email button at the bottom of this page, and include both files.

What's Next

How do I transfer my notes?
My note transfer didn't work. Help!
Transferring Notes to a New Set of Pages: the Collated Pages Process
How do I use Master Edit Mode?

Updated on: 25/06/2026

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