diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 4c5fb33..f07b44b 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ var SetupModal = class extends obsidian.Modal {
     if (!folders.includes(this.draft.sourceFolder)) this.draft.sourceFolder = folders[0] || "";
     const templates = this.plugin.getTemplateFileOptions();
     if (!templates.includes(this.draft.templateFile)) this.draft.templateFile = templates[0] || "";
-    const fieldOptions = this.plugin.getFieldCandidates(this.draft.sourceFolder, this.draft.templateFile);
+    const fieldOptions = this.plugin.getFieldCandidates(this.draft.sourceFolder, this.draft.templateFile, this.draft.sourceNotePath);
     if (!fieldOptions.includes(this.draft.colorField)) this.draft.colorField = fieldOptions[0] || "";
     if (!fieldOptions.includes(this.draft.sortField)) this.draft.sortField = fieldOptions[0] || "";
     if (!fieldOptions.includes(this.draft.boardField)) {
@@ -833,7 +833,11 @@ var SmartFolderView = class extends obsidian.ItemView {
   getRenderProfile() {
     if (!this.pinnedProfile) return this.plugin.getCurrentProfile();
     const latest = this.plugin.data.profiles.find((p) => p.id === this.pinnedProfile.id) || this.pinnedProfile;
-    this.pinnedProfile = { ...latest, displayFields: [...latest.displayFields || []] };
+    this.pinnedProfile = {
+      ...latest,
+      sourceNotePath: this.pinnedProfile.sourceNotePath || latest.sourceNotePath || "",
+      displayFields: [...latest.displayFields || []]
+    };
     return this.pinnedProfile;
   }
   ensureState(ownerId, defaultSort, defaultViewMode) {
@@ -1188,7 +1192,7 @@ var SmartFolderView = class extends obsidian.ItemView {
       this.renderView();
       new obsidian.Notice(this.plugin.t("refreshPreviewDone"));
     });
-    const files = this.plugin.getFilesByFolder(profile.sourceFolder);
+    const files = this.plugin.getFilesByFolder(profile.sourceFolder, profile.sourceNotePath);
     if (!files.length) {
       container.createEl("p", { text: this.plugin.t("noFiles", { folder: profile.sourceFolder }) });
       return;
@@ -1779,10 +1783,10 @@ var SmartFolderPlugin = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
     }
     return ["", ...uniqueSorted([...set])];
   }
-  getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder) {
+  getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder, excludedPath = "") {
     const files = this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles().filter((f) => {
       const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(f);
-      return !isLikelySmartFolderExportPath(f.path) && !isSmartFolderExportCache(cache);
+      return f.path !== excludedPath && !isLikelySmartFolderExportPath(f.path) && !isSmartFolderExportCache(cache);
     });
     if (!sourceFolder) return files;
     const prefix = sourceFolder.replace(/\/$/, "") + "/";
@@ -1791,10 +1795,10 @@ var SmartFolderPlugin = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
   getTemplateFileOptions() {
     return this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles().map((f) => f.path);
   }
-  getFieldCandidates(sourceFolder, templateFile) {
+  getFieldCandidates(sourceFolder, templateFile, excludedPath = "") {
     const template = templateFile ? this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templateFile) : null;
     const templateKeys = template instanceof obsidian.TFile ? getAllFrontmatterKeys([this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(template)]) : [];
-    const files = this.getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder);
+    const files = this.getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder, excludedPath);
     const caches = files.map((f) => this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(f));
     const allKeys = getAllFrontmatterKeys(caches);
     const common = allKeys.filter((k) => caches.every((c) => !c?.frontmatter || k in c.frontmatter));
@@ -1844,6 +1848,7 @@ var SmartFolderPlugin = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
       sortOrder: raw.sortOrder === "asc" ? "asc" : "desc",
       viewMode: raw.viewMode === "board" ? "board" : "timeline",
       boardField: String(raw.boardField || ""),
+      sourceNotePath: String(raw.sourceNotePath || ""),
       createdAt: typeof raw.createdAt === "number" ? raw.createdAt : Date.now(),
       updatedAt: Date.now()
     };
@@ -1852,6 +1857,7 @@ var SmartFolderPlugin = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
   async openProfileFromExport(raw, opts = {}) {
     const profile = this.normalizeExportProfile(raw);
     if (!profile) return false;
+    profile.sourceNotePath = String(opts.sourcePath || profile.sourceNotePath || "");
     await this.activateView({
       profile,
       newLeaf: opts.newLeaf === true,
@@ -1860,9 +1866,10 @@ var SmartFolderPlugin = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
     });
     return true;
   }
-  async importProfileFromExport(raw) {
+  async importProfileFromExport(raw, opts = {}) {
     const profile = this.normalizeExportProfile(raw);
     if (!profile) return false;
+    profile.sourceNotePath = String(opts.sourcePath || profile.sourceNotePath || "");
     const existing = this.data.profiles.find((p) => p.id === profile.id) || this.data.profiles.find((p) => p.name === profile.name && p.sourceFolder === profile.sourceFolder);
     if (existing) {
       profile.id = existing.id;
@@ -1913,7 +1920,7 @@ var SmartFolderPlugin = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
   async onload() {
     await this.loadPluginData();
     this.registerView(VIEW_TYPE, (leaf) => new SmartFolderView(leaf, this));
-    this.registerMarkdownCodeBlockProcessor("smart-folder-page", (source, el) => {
+    this.registerMarkdownCodeBlockProcessor("smart-folder-page", (source, el, ctx) => {
       el.empty();
       let raw;
       try {
@@ -1937,13 +1944,13 @@ var SmartFolderPlugin = class extends obsidian.Plugin {
       openBtn.addClass("mod-cta");
       openBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
         const currentLeaf = this.app.workspace.getMostRecentLeaf();
-        void this.openProfileFromExport(raw, { leaf: currentLeaf }).then((ok) => {
+        void this.openProfileFromExport(raw, { leaf: currentLeaf, sourcePath: ctx.sourcePath }).then((ok) => {
           if (!ok) new obsidian.Notice(this.t("exportBlockInvalid"));
         });
       });
       const importBtn = row.createEl("button", { text: this.t("exportBlockImport") });
       importBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        void this.importProfileFromExport(raw).then((ok) => {
+        void this.importProfileFromExport(raw, { sourcePath: ctx.sourcePath }).then((ok) => {
           if (!ok) new obsidian.Notice(this.t("exportBlockInvalid"));
         });
       });
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index bbfe927..4e02e82 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class SetupModal extends obsidian.Modal {
     const templates = this.plugin.getTemplateFileOptions();
     if (!templates.includes(this.draft.templateFile)) this.draft.templateFile = templates[0] || '';
 
-    const fieldOptions = this.plugin.getFieldCandidates(this.draft.sourceFolder, this.draft.templateFile);
+    const fieldOptions = this.plugin.getFieldCandidates(this.draft.sourceFolder, this.draft.templateFile, this.draft.sourceNotePath);
     if (!fieldOptions.includes(this.draft.colorField)) this.draft.colorField = fieldOptions[0] || '';
     if (!fieldOptions.includes(this.draft.sortField)) this.draft.sortField = fieldOptions[0] || '';
     if (!fieldOptions.includes(this.draft.boardField)) {
@@ -888,7 +888,11 @@ class SmartFolderView extends obsidian.ItemView {
   getRenderProfile() {
     if (!this.pinnedProfile) return this.plugin.getCurrentProfile();
     const latest = this.plugin.data.profiles.find(p => p.id === this.pinnedProfile.id) || this.pinnedProfile;
-    this.pinnedProfile = { ...latest, displayFields: [...(latest.displayFields || [])] };
+    this.pinnedProfile = {
+      ...latest,
+      sourceNotePath: this.pinnedProfile.sourceNotePath || latest.sourceNotePath || '',
+      displayFields: [...(latest.displayFields || [])],
+    };
     return this.pinnedProfile;
   }
 
@@ -1288,7 +1292,7 @@ class SmartFolderView extends obsidian.ItemView {
       new obsidian.Notice(this.plugin.t('refreshPreviewDone'));
     });
 
-    const files = this.plugin.getFilesByFolder(profile.sourceFolder);
+    const files = this.plugin.getFilesByFolder(profile.sourceFolder, profile.sourceNotePath);
     if (!files.length) {
       container.createEl('p', { text: this.plugin.t('noFiles', { folder: profile.sourceFolder }) });
       return;
@@ -1983,10 +1987,12 @@ class SmartFolderPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
     return ['', ...uniqueSorted([...set])];
   }
 
-  getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder) {
+  getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder, excludedPath = '') {
     const files = this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles().filter(f => {
       const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(f);
-      return !isLikelySmartFolderExportPath(f.path) && !isSmartFolderExportCache(cache);
+      return f.path !== excludedPath
+        && !isLikelySmartFolderExportPath(f.path)
+        && !isSmartFolderExportCache(cache);
     });
     if (!sourceFolder) return files;
     const prefix = sourceFolder.replace(/\/$/, '') + '/';
@@ -1997,13 +2003,13 @@ class SmartFolderPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
     return this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles().map(f => f.path);
   }
 
-  getFieldCandidates(sourceFolder, templateFile) {
+  getFieldCandidates(sourceFolder, templateFile, excludedPath = '') {
     const template = templateFile ? this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templateFile) : null;
     const templateKeys = (template instanceof obsidian.TFile)
       ? getAllFrontmatterKeys([this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(template)])
       : [];
 
-    const files = this.getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder);
+    const files = this.getFilesByFolder(sourceFolder, excludedPath);
     const caches = files.map(f => this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(f));
     const allKeys = getAllFrontmatterKeys(caches);
     const common = allKeys.filter(k => caches.every(c => !c?.frontmatter || k in c.frontmatter));
@@ -2061,6 +2067,7 @@ class SmartFolderPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
       sortOrder: raw.sortOrder === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc',
       viewMode: raw.viewMode === 'board' ? 'board' : 'timeline',
       boardField: String(raw.boardField || ''),
+      sourceNotePath: String(raw.sourceNotePath || ''),
       createdAt: typeof raw.createdAt === 'number' ? raw.createdAt : Date.now(),
       updatedAt: Date.now(),
     };
@@ -2070,6 +2077,7 @@ class SmartFolderPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
   async openProfileFromExport(raw, opts = {}) {
     const profile = this.normalizeExportProfile(raw);
     if (!profile) return false;
+    profile.sourceNotePath = String(opts.sourcePath || profile.sourceNotePath || '');
     await this.activateView({
       profile,
       newLeaf: opts.newLeaf === true,
@@ -2079,9 +2087,10 @@ class SmartFolderPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
     return true;
   }
 
-  async importProfileFromExport(raw) {
+  async importProfileFromExport(raw, opts = {}) {
     const profile = this.normalizeExportProfile(raw);
     if (!profile) return false;
+    profile.sourceNotePath = String(opts.sourcePath || profile.sourceNotePath || '');
     const existing = this.data.profiles.find(p => p.id === profile.id)
       || this.data.profiles.find(p => p.name === profile.name && p.sourceFolder === profile.sourceFolder);
     if (existing) {
@@ -2144,7 +2153,7 @@ class SmartFolderPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
 
     this.registerView(VIEW_TYPE, leaf => new SmartFolderView(leaf, this));
 
-    this.registerMarkdownCodeBlockProcessor('smart-folder-page', (source, el) => {
+    this.registerMarkdownCodeBlockProcessor('smart-folder-page', (source, el, ctx) => {
       el.empty();
       let raw;
       try {
@@ -2170,13 +2179,13 @@ class SmartFolderPlugin extends obsidian.Plugin {
       openBtn.addClass('mod-cta');
       openBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
         const currentLeaf = this.app.workspace.getMostRecentLeaf();
-        void this.openProfileFromExport(raw, { leaf: currentLeaf }).then(ok => {
+        void this.openProfileFromExport(raw, { leaf: currentLeaf, sourcePath: ctx.sourcePath }).then(ok => {
           if (!ok) new obsidian.Notice(this.t('exportBlockInvalid'));
         });
       });
       const importBtn = row.createEl('button', { text: this.t('exportBlockImport') });
       importBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-        void this.importProfileFromExport(raw).then(ok => {
+        void this.importProfileFromExport(raw, { sourcePath: ctx.sourcePath }).then(ok => {
           if (!ok) new obsidian.Notice(this.t('exportBlockInvalid'));
         });
       });