# Manage notebook files
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**Note**  
The Athena notebook editor is supported in the Pyspark engine version 3. For using notebooks with Apache Spark version 3.5, see [SageMaker Notebooks](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker-unified-studio/latest/userguide/what-is-sagemaker-unified-studio.html).

Besides using the notebook explorer to [create](notebooks-spark-getting-started.md#notebooks-spark-getting-started-creating-your-own-notebook) notebooks, you can also use it to open, rename, delete, export, or import notebooks, or view the session history for a notebook.

**To open a previously created notebook**

1. If the console navigation pane is not visible, choose the expansion menu on the left.

1. In the Athena console navigation pane, choose **Notebook editor** or **Notebook explorer**.

1. Do one of the following:
   + In **Notebook editor**, choose a notebook in the **Recent notebooks** or **Saved notebooks** list. The notebook opens in a new session.
   + In **Notebook explorer**, choose the name of a notebook in the list. The notebook opens in a new session.

**To rename a notebook**

1. [Terminate](notebooks-spark-getting-started.md#notebooks-spark-getting-started-terminating-a-session) any active sessions for the notebook that you want to rename. The notebook's active sessions must be terminated before you can rename the notebook.

1. Open **Notebook explorer**.

1. In the **Notebooks** list, select the option button for the notebook that you want to rename.

1. From the **Actions** menu, choose **Rename**.

1. At the **Rename notebook** prompt, enter the new name, and then choose **Save**. The new notebook name appears in the list of notebooks.

**To delete a notebook**

1. [Terminate](notebooks-spark-getting-started.md#notebooks-spark-getting-started-terminating-a-session) any active sessions for the notebook that you want to delete. The notebook's active sessions must be terminated before you can delete the notebook.

1. Open **Notebook explorer**.

1. In the **Notebooks** list, select the option button for the notebook that you want to delete.

1. From the **Actions** menu, choose **Delete**.

1. At the **Delete notebook?** prompt, enter the name of the notebook, and then choose **Delete** to confirm the deletion. The notebook name is removed from the list of notebooks.

**To export a notebook**

1. Open **Notebook explorer**.

1. In the **Notebooks** list, select the option button for the notebook that you want to export.

1. From the **Actions** menu, choose **Export file**.

**To import a notebook**

1. Open **Notebook explorer**.

1. Choose **Import file**.

1. Browse to the location on your local computer of the file that you want to import, and then choose **Open**. The imported notebook appears in the list of notebooks.

**To view the session history for a notebook**

1. Open **Notebook explorer**.

1. In the **Notebooks** list, select the option button for the notebook whose session history you want to view.

1. From the **Actions** menu, choose **Session history**.

1. On the **History** tab, choose a **Session ID** to view information about the session and its calculations.