# What will happen if the same csv is loaded twice into the virtual graph?

**URL:** <https://community.stardog.com/t/what-will-happen-if-the-same-csv-is-loaded-twice-into-the-virtual-graph/1544>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/what-will-happen-if-the-same-csv-is-loaded-twice-into-the-virtual-graph/1544 "2019-03-26T14:24:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![R3000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/r3000/32/358_2.png) [@R3000](https://community.stardog.com/u/R3000)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/what-will-happen-if-the-same-csv-is-loaded-twice-into-the-virtual-graph/1544/1 "2019-03-26T14:24:22Z")

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I believe it should not be any harm right?

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**Author:** ![jess](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/jess/32/10_2.png) [@jess](https://community.stardog.com/u/jess)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/what-will-happen-if-the-same-csv-is-loaded-twice-into-the-virtual-graph/1544/2 "2019-03-26T15:25:55Z")

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Correct. There are no "duplicate" triples in an RDF graph.

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**Author:** ![zachary.whitley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.stardog.com/zachary.whitley/32/94_2.png) [@zachary.whitley](https://community.stardog.com/u/zachary.whitley)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/what-will-happen-if-the-same-csv-is-loaded-twice-into-the-virtual-graph/1544/3 "2019-03-26T17:01:47Z")

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It might be ok in this case depending on your settings but you should beware the dreaded bnode 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/stardog/original/2X/e/ed66b48a616f505106a4acde3c9cee7e6da9bc67.svg) [@system](https://community.stardog.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.stardog.com/t/what-will-happen-if-the-same-csv-is-loaded-twice-into-the-virtual-graph/1544/4 "2019-04-09T17:01:53Z")

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Closed on April 9, 2019, 5:01pm UTC

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