# Imported entries stay on top

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/imported-entries-stay-on-top/189>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 4, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/imported-entries-stay-on-top/189 "2016-09-04T08:19:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![arnyeinstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@arnyeinstein](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/arnyeinstein)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/imported-entries-stay-on-top/189/1 "2016-09-04T08:19:50Z")

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Hi  
I imported entries and now, everytime I open JabRef, they are always on top. How can I get back to the normal sort order of my entries? (I am using 3.6)

Thanks  
Renger

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**Author:** ![mlep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/mlep/32/387_2.png) [@mlep](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/mlep)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/imported-entries-stay-on-top/189/2 "2016-09-04T15:15:28Z")

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Maybe your imported entries are “marked”. Try selecting your entries and unmark them (menu “Edit -\> Unmark entries”).  
If you do not want your imported entries to be marked by default, go to Options -\> Preferences, and then uncheck “Mark entries imported into an existing database”.  
More details in this help file: [https://help.jabref.org/en/MarkingHelp](https://help.jabref.org/en/MarkingHelp)