# Moving Sections

When you change your Shopify theme, you might notice that your sections are no longer appear in the Library . Don’t worry — your data isn’t lost. Our app is designed to work with **one active theme at a time**, and we provide tools to move your section between themes if needed.

You've just installed your Sections, Templates, Themes, Styles or Product Blocks, but you can’t find them in My Library. Why?

Because it only works with **one active theme at a time**. To change the theme to work with:

1. Go to **Apps > Smind Sections > Settings**
2. Under **Theme Switching**, select the theme you want to work with, click **Save**

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Once the correct theme is active, all your sections will appear in **Smind Sections > My Library > On working theme**

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## How to move a section from one theme to another?

There are **two ways** to move sections between themes, depending on what you need to transfer:

### Option 1: Use Transfer Data (Full content + settings)

This option copies your entire setup — all installed sections along with their content and settings.

**Use this if:**

* You want to **preserve all content**
* You are switching between **themes of the same type**

**Example:**\
If you duplicate your Dawn theme for testing and rename it as **“Dawn for Testing”**, then later want to transfer data from **“Dawn for Testing”** back to your main **“Dawn”** theme — this works perfectly because both are based on the **Dawn** theme (Shopify’s default free theme).

**Steps:**

1. Go to **Apps > Smind Sections > Settings > Transfer Data**
2. Select the **old theme** and the **new theme** and click **Transfer Data**

{% hint style="warning" %}
&#x20;You can only transfer data between themes of the **same type**. Transferring from Dawn to Sense, for example, is not supported.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
Only sections that were actually **imported and edited (used in your store)** will be transferred. If a section was installed but never added or customized, it **won’t be included** in the transfer.
{% endhint %}

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### Option 2: Install sections manually from My Library

This lets you move **individual sections** without transferring their content or settings.

**Use this if:**

* You only need the layout or design structure
* You're switching between **different theme types**, or just want to reuse certain sections

**Steps:**

1. Go to **Apps > Smind Sections > My Library**
2. Scroll down to **On other themes**
3. Click **Install** next to the section you want to add to the current theme

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