[KICAD 8.x] How to map kicad_pcb to kicad_sch on save new file?

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Hello All

I designed a PCB, but there are multiple versions to edit the layout and placement. I saved the PCB file with a new name based on the version I edited.

However, I’m having trouble opening or editing the associated kicad_pcb file when adding parts to shc.
There’s no icon to update the PCB parts.

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Can I use a single kicad_sch file and link it to multiple kicad_pcb files?

Or is there a way to resolve this issue?

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The basenames of the .kicad_sch and .kicad_pcb files should be the same, that’s how KiCad makes the association.

You should have copied the files to a new project instead of renaming the files from under KiCad. While it’s possible to have multiple projects in one directory, it can confuse things.