# Sketchup Pro imports an older version of the component I select

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Tags:** import\
**Created:** [December 16, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774 "2019-12-16T15:27:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![mstock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mstock](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mstock)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774/1 "2019-12-16T15:27:30Z")

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I am trying to import a component into one of my drawings. Each time I try to import this component, it imports an older version of this component instead of the newer edited version. When I open the component as its own drawing, the newest edited version is displayed. Has anyone else seen this before? How do I fix it?

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774/2 "2019-12-16T15:31:28Z")

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Where does the file for the newer one reside? What about the older one?

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**Author:** ![mstock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mstock](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mstock)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774/3 "2019-12-16T15:50:47Z")

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The current component resides in a folder on my desktop. There is no older one, I have edited and saved.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774/4 "2019-12-16T15:53:02Z")

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What happens if you save it to a different folder and then use it from there?

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**Author:** ![mstock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mstock](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mstock)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774/5 "2019-12-16T15:53:28Z")

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DaveR, Thank you for your quick response to help me with this. I have discovered another thread from 2011 that had a step to try and it worked.

[https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=35986](https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=35986)

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-imports-an-older-version-of-the-component-i-select/111774/6 "2019-12-16T16:06:24Z")

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Very good. If it’s a component you would use more than once, you might consider putting it in a “library” folder so you can access it from the Components panel.