# Overwriting code written outsid eof pinegrow is a scarey proposition **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Request\ **Created:** [April 23, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/overwriting-code-written-outsid-eof-pinegrow-is-a-scarey-proposition/7953 "2023-04-23T16:15:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smgitner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/smgitner/32/4615_2.png) [@smgitner](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/smgitner)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/overwriting-code-written-outsid-eof-pinegrow-is-a-scarey-proposition/7953/1 "2023-04-23T16:15:50Z")
@matjaz I think this is super important and should be added. I think this wording is confusing when exporting > _" Do you want to overwrite the following files in folder **/Users/XXXX/Local Sites/mywebsite/app/public/wp-content/themes/mytheme/**?_ > > _It looks like these files were modified since you last exported them._ I think it should say something like the following: _" Do you want to overwrite the following files in folder **/Users/XXXX/Local Sites/mywebsite/app/public/wp-content/themes/mytheme/**?_ _It looks like these files were modified in a separate code editor since you last exported them. Realize that by clicking the box you will overwrite all of the files._ **I think you should also add an ignore function like in GitHub that will ignore the files you coded separately in VScode. I think the ability to do VScode and Pinegrow is vital.** i just find something like this to be scary. If you think about a week earlier I did the changes in VScode i then come back to compile in PG and I am thinking what did I do? Or even a revisions comparison like in WordPress? **strong text** ---
**Author:** ![matjaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/matjaz/32/5_2.png) [@matjaz](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/matjaz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/overwriting-code-written-outsid-eof-pinegrow-is-a-scarey-proposition/7953/2 "2023-04-24T05:11:14Z")
Have made the notice more clear: It looks like these files were modified since you last exported them. Did you use a code editor to edit the files in the exported folder? **Exporting the files will overwrite any such changes.** Note, it is best to keep all project files in the source folder (including any custom files) and then export them to the target project. Never edit files directly in the export folder. ---
**Author:** ![smgitner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/smgitner/32/4615_2.png) [@smgitner](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/smgitner)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/overwriting-code-written-outsid-eof-pinegrow-is-a-scarey-proposition/7953/3 "2023-08-08T17:37:58Z")
sorry to bring this back but - I am a code guy at heart; I’ve spent the past few days trying to do ACF code in Pinegrow and find it just not the same. It’s super easy to use a plugin like Theme Code Pro and paste it into VScode and then, move on to the next order of business. I find PG not to play nice with vs code if you use both. PG keeps asking me to save files after they’ve been edited outside of PG. I know I have asked for better language with this in the past - but as the list gets longer, I can’t remember what i did with every file. I was wondering if there was some way to have pg ignore files that I adjusted directly in the exported file and then for it to stop asking me what to do. ---
**Author:** ![MichelyWeb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/michelyweb/32/6652_2.png) [@MichelyWeb](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/MichelyWeb)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/overwriting-code-written-outsid-eof-pinegrow-is-a-scarey-proposition/7953/4 "2023-08-10T15:57:06Z")
Think of the process as a one-way street. PG =\> local WP =\> deployment. PG is the single source of truth for the Theme or Plugin you create with it. > [@smgitner](#): > > I’ve spent the past few days trying to do ACF code in Pinegrow What exactly is the problem doing that? I use require\_once() in the custom.php file to import files where I put code for ACF Post types or Field Groups inside my PG project. Looks like that: ![CleanShot 2023-08-10 at 17.57.46@2x](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/d/d26c9cf4826b23a1d550f014aac979c6279eba31.png) ![CleanShot 2023-08-10 at 17.58.34@2x](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/b/bef2ba8022bc7570a7badc431cd874f4200d3ce0.png) In the Template Code you can write PHP Code like you want. Would you please describe what’s not working when working with ACF code in Pinegrow?