How to copy edited footprint from one element to another on PCB?

Hello.
My goal is to remove silkscreen lines from LED footprint on my PCB board.
To remove silkscreen from one LED I simply use footprint editor and delete unwanted lines.
But I have a lot of such LEDs where I want to remove silkscreen. All the footprints are the same, so it would be just easier to somehow copy the edited footprint from one LED to others.

So I want to copy this footprint (edited specifically for this element, not in the entire library):
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To this element:
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How can I do it?

Just save the edited footprint as LED_no_silk or something like that, and replace all the other LED footprints with that one.

Okay, if that’s the only way, I will do that.
Just wanted to make sure there is no other way.
Thanks!

You could also create a new folder
Example Foldername: LED_Custom.pretty
Copy it to:

Version 6
C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.0\share\kicad\footprints
or
Version 7
C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\share\kicad\footprints

Then in the Preferences Tab / Manage Footprint Libraries …
At the bottom ‘Click On’ the Folder Icon
Open to the LED_Custom.pretty footprints folder
(this will add it to the libraries)

Then save your custom LED footprint in your new folder
for future reference/access.

You could then ‘Right Button Click’ on any LED
and from the dropdown context menu select
Change Footprint …
Goto and select your custom LED Footprint.

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