diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..901273aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/VNote.pro.user
diff --git a/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.cpp b/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.cpp
index 0f17ad99..b5cba5b3 100644
--- a/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ VNewNotebookDialog::VNewNotebookDialog(const QString &title, const QString &info
                                        QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent),
       defaultName(defaultName), defaultPath(defaultPath),
-      m_importNotebook(false), m_manualPath(false), m_manualName(false),
+      m_importNotebook(false), m_importExternalProject(false), m_manualPath(false), m_manualName(false),
       m_notebooks(p_notebooks)
 {
     setupUI(title, info);
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ bool VNewNotebookDialog::isImportExistingNotebook() const
     return m_importNotebook;
 }
 
+bool VNewNotebookDialog::isImportExternalProject() const
+{
+    return m_importExternalProject;
+}
+
 void VNewNotebookDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 {
     m_nameEdit->setFocus();
@@ -227,20 +232,25 @@ void VNewNotebookDialog::handleInputChanged()
         } else if (QFileInfo::exists(path)) {
             QDir dir(path);
             QStringList files = dir.entryList(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::AllEntries | QDir::Hidden);
-            if (files.isEmpty()) {
-                pathOk = true;
-            } else {
+            if (!files.isEmpty()) {
                 // Folder is not empty.
                 configExist = VConfigManager::directoryConfigExist(path);
                 if (configExist) {
-                    pathOk = true;
                     m_warnLabel->setText(infoText);
                 } else {
+                    QString warnText = tr("<span style=\"%1\">WARNING</span>: The folder chosen is NOT empty! "
+                                          "VNote will try to create a new notebook and import existing files.")
+                                          .arg(g_config->c_warningTextStyle);
                     m_warnLabel->setText(warnText);
+
+                    m_importExternalProject = true;
+                    // If ok button is clicked, automatically create a configuration file
+                    configExist = true;
                 }
 
                 showWarnLabel = true;
             }
+            pathOk = true;
         } else {
             pathOk = true;
         }
diff --git a/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.h b/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.h
index a31e49c6..027354f4 100644
--- a/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.h
+++ b/src/dialog/vnewnotebookdialog.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public:
 
     // Whether import existing notebook by reading the config file.
     bool isImportExistingNotebook() const;
+    
+    // Whether import external project
+    bool isImportExternalProject() const;
 
     // Get the custom image folder for this notebook.
     // Empty string indicates using global config.
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@ private:
 
     // Whether import existing notebook config file.
     bool m_importNotebook;
+    
+    // Whether import external project
+    bool m_importExternalProject;
 
     // True if user has change the content of the path edit.
     bool m_manualPath;
diff --git a/src/vnotebookselector.cpp b/src/vnotebookselector.cpp
index 7bc780ce..24d6bcd8 100644
--- a/src/vnotebookselector.cpp
+++ b/src/vnotebookselector.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "vnotebookselector.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QListWidget>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QMenu>
@@ -118,6 +119,46 @@ int VNotebookSelector::itemIndexOfNotebook(const VNotebook *p_notebook) const
     return -1;
 }
 
+void VNotebookSelector::createConfigFiles(const QString &p_path)
+{
+    QDir root(p_path);
+    QStringList filters;
+    filters << "*.md" << "*.markdown";
+
+    QJsonObject dirJson;
+    dirJson[DirConfig::c_version] = "1";
+    dirJson[DirConfig::c_createdTime] = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::ISODate);
+
+    QJsonArray subDirs;
+    QJsonArray files;
+
+    QFileInfoList dirInfoList = root.entryInfoList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
+    QFileInfoList fileInfoList = root.entryInfoList(filters,QDir::Files);
+
+    for(const QFileInfo &dirInfo : dirInfoList) {
+        const QString dirname = dirInfo.fileName();
+        if (dirname != "_v_recycle_bin") {
+            QJsonObject item;
+            item[DirConfig::c_name] = dirname;
+            subDirs.append(item);
+
+            createConfigFiles(dirInfo.absoluteFilePath());
+        }
+    }
+
+    for(const QFileInfo &fileInfo : fileInfoList) {
+        QJsonObject item;
+        item[DirConfig::c_createdTime] = fileInfo.created().toString(Qt::ISODate);
+        item[DirConfig::c_name] = fileInfo.fileName();
+        files.append(item);
+    }
+
+    dirJson[DirConfig::c_subDirectories] = subDirs;
+    dirJson[DirConfig::c_files] = files;
+
+    g_config->writeDirectoryConfig(p_path,dirJson);
+}
+
 void VNotebookSelector::insertAddNotebookItem()
 {
     QListWidgetItem *item = new QListWidgetItem();
@@ -199,6 +240,11 @@ bool VNotebookSelector::newNotebook()
                               m_notebooks,
                               this);
     if (dialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+
+        if(dialog.isImportExternalProject()) {
+            createConfigFiles(dialog.getPathInput());
+        }
+
         createNotebook(dialog.getNameInput(),
                        dialog.getPathInput(),
                        dialog.isImportExistingNotebook(),
diff --git a/src/vnotebookselector.h b/src/vnotebookselector.h
index 43985a2c..35605078 100644
--- a/src/vnotebookselector.h
+++ b/src/vnotebookselector.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ private:
     // Return the item index of @p_notebook.
     int itemIndexOfNotebook(const VNotebook *p_notebook) const;
 
+    // Recursively create config files
+    void createConfigFiles(const QString &p_path);
+
     // If @p_import is true, we will use the existing config file.
     // If @p_imageFolder is empty, we will use the global one.
     // If @p_attachmentFolder is empty, we will use the global one.