How to import an EDN rBook into Roam

If you are importing the JSON file, please see this instead: How to import a JSON rBook into Roam

TL;DR

Create a local graph

Restore the EDN into that graph

Why I'm using EDN instead of JSON

The left sidebar and pinned right sidebar table of contents is retained

The layout of diagrams using {{diagram}} is retained

A lot of the examples are in the graph

Steps

(This guide was made on July 2021. The user interface may be different if you are reading this far into the future.)

Unzip the rBook EDN

Go to RoamResearch.com and Sign-in/Sign-up

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Create a local graph

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Name the graph (no spaces allowed) and click "Create Local Graph"

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Go to Settings -> Graph -> Restore this graph

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Make sure you are restoring the rBook graph into the newly created local graph, not your main graph!

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Click Choose File and select the unzipped EDN file of the rBook. Once you click "I understand the consequences, restore this graph to the backup," this will appear. Click "Start."

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Once the graph restoration is complete, click Exit.

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Open the left sidebar or the right sidebar to see the table of contents of the rBook.

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