Commons:History merging and splitting
Shortcuts: COM:HMS • COM:HISTMERGE This page provides information on issues and solutions relating pages and files that underwent cut-and-paste moves (which its history has to be put back together), and inappropriate merging/overwriting (of which its history needs to be split).
History merging
[edit]Because most users have the ability to use the move page function, cut-and-paste moves are usually done by people who are not aware of that function, or when the move function fails (e.g. because the target has history), and people who aren't aware of the Administrators Noticeboard forum to ask for help from an administrator.
When a cut-and-paste move is done, the page history of a page can be split among two or more different pages. This is very undesirable, because we need to keep the history with the content for copyright reasons. In most circumstances, administrators are able to fix this by merging page histories.
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Special:MergeHistory makes it possible to automatically merge the history of two pages. |
History splitting
[edit]Over time, pages or files may change from one underlying topic to a completely separate topic. Normally, this should be accomplished through moves of pages, or by reuploading an altered file on a slightly different title. However, if a user is unfamiliar with those processes they may simply change the subject of a page or file (overwriting the old). If this is not caught immediately it is very easy for the new topic to build up a substantial edit history of its own.
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A history merge could also be undone in this way. |
Requesting a merge or split
[edit]To request a merge or split, fill the following template, and submit it at the bottom of this page. Remember, both files need to be of the same type. Merging of more than two files may also be possible in some cases.
== [[:FILE/PAGE 1]] → [[:FILE/PAGE 2]] == * Request: [Split or Merge] * Reason: --~~~~
- For merges, replace
FILE/PAGE 2with the page you wantFILE/PAGE 1contents to be merged into. - For splits, replace
FILE/PAGE 2with the new filename which you want the newer content to be moved fromFILE/PAGE 1.
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Current requests
.svg){kind=link}
- Request: Merge
- Reason: The uploader of File:TVP Info (2024).svg isn't really know that the image the user uploaded is actually similar file as File:TVP INFO logo 2024.svg. Given that exactly same files except with different file size, a merger between two files into a single file is necessary. Thank you.
--Yayan550 (talk) 12:33, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
.svg_→_File:TVP_INFO_logo_2024.svg){kind=link}
Done --Sreejith K (talk) 06:16, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 06:16, 11 January 2026 (UTC) .svg){kind=link}
- Request: Merge
- Reason: For reason thereof, this is actually a two files that essentially similar image. The former file were uploaded on January 3, 2026 at 19:43 UTC, while the latter was uploaded much earlier, on December 29, 2025 at 12:38 UTC. Given that these two files already similar each other, i suggest of both files to be merge as a single file, with Mvcg66b3r's version of the file appeared at the later file in its history edit. Thank you.
.svg){kind=link}
--Yayan550 (talk) 07:45, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
.svg_→_File:Arkansas_TV_logo.svg){kind=link}
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 06:56, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
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.jpg){kind=link}
- Request: Split
- Reason: Uploader in 2010 either didn't notice or didn't care that the filename was already in use. DS (talk) 17:42, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 03:05, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 03:05, 20 January 2026 (UTC) 
- Request: [Merge]
- Reason: now that svgtranslate has been used, I think a history merge would be good for these. no need for nearly identical files instead of using svgtranslate
--Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (please tag me) 19:37, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 06:46, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 06:46, 21 January 2026 (UTC) 
- Request: [Merge]
- Reason: Similar file size, similar image, except it was done by a different editor. So, these two files need to be merged as a single file.
--Yayan550 (talk) 12:18, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 18:16, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 18:16, 21 January 2026 (UTC) File:Chhattisgarh New Vidhan Sabha, Sector 19, Atal Nagar.jpg → File:Chhattisgarh New Vidhan Sabha, Sector 19, Atal Nagar (cropped).jpg
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.jpg){kind=link}
- Request: Split
- Reason: Bad overwriting.
--0x0a (talk) 09:41, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 15:10, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 15:10, 22 January 2026 (UTC) 
- Request: Merge
- Reason: Please merge this two photos because are the same photo. Thank you!!!
--Toniker0501 (talk) 18:58, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
Not done - File type mismatch. --Sreejith K (talk) 04:26, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 04:26, 23 January 2026 (UTC) 
- Request: Merge
- Reason: Please merge this two photos because are the same photo. Thank you!!!
--Toniker0501 (talk) 19:00, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
- Not done File type mismatch. --Sreejith K (talk) 04:27, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 04:27, 23 January 2026 (UTC) 
- Request: [Merge]
- Reason: Basically the same image, just a different edit.
--👦 03:48, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
- Done --Sreejith K (talk) 04:28, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Sreejith K (talk) 04:28, 23 January 2026 (UTC)