Edit, merge, or remove Notebooks and Topics

Before changing a Notebook or Topic, read the preview and check the names and counts. Merge moves material into another place and removes the old Notebook or Topic. Force delete permanently removes the listed material.

Edit a Topic

1. In Library → Topics, right-click the Topic and choose Edit topic.
2. Change its name or open Description or Notes to change those details.
3. Choose Update to save, or Cancel to leave it as it was.

To put an existing Topic under a different parent in the same Notebook, use Add subtopics and related Topics.

Merge one Topic into another

1. Right-click the Topic you want to remove and choose Delete topic.
2. Keep Merge into another topic (recommended) selected.
3. Choose the destination Topic. Read the preview, then choose Merge topic only if its names and counts are right.

The preview lists the Notes and Cards attached directly to the old Topic and its child Topics. Those child Topics move under the destination; their own Notes and Cards stay with them. The old Topic's name, description, and color are discarded. The destination keeps its details.

The preview may say generic relationships. This means links between Topics: Meminni combines links that still make sense and removes a link from a Topic to itself. Check the preview before merging.

Permanently delete a Topic and its attached material

In Delete topic, choose Force delete topic and attached items to see its separate preview. The preview lists the Topic, directly attached Notes and Cards, child Topics, Topic links, and any Cards that will be kept after their Notes are deleted. It also says child Topics will become root Topics, so they remain in the Notebook without a parent.

This choice permanently deletes the items named in the preview. Meminni asks you to check I understand this permanently deletes the topic and its attached notes and cards before Force delete becomes available. If you want to keep the material, cancel and choose a merge instead.

Merge a Notebook into another Notebook

1. In Library → Notebooks, right-click the Notebook you want to remove and choose Merge notebook.
2. Choose the destination Notebook, then open More details.
3. Check the Notes, Cards, Topics, and import jobs in the preview. Choose Merge notebook only if the destination and details are right.

Merging moves the source Notebook's material into the destination, then removes the source Notebook. The preview says that Topics and material assigned to the source's default Topic (shown as General) also move. Existing Reviews keep their Cards and history.

Delete an empty Notebook

The Notebook menu says Only empty notebooks can be deleted. If there is still material in it, choose Merge notebook to move that material to another Notebook, or cancel and keep it.

For parent and related links, read Add subtopics and related Topics. For Notebook and Topic basics, see Find and organize your work in Library.