Thank you Michael for your help and letting me know about the open issue. I will continue to monitor for a future update to fix plugin. I am glad I brought it to communities attention.
Hi Michael, yes I am using the import & export function as outlined in the link you posted.
Here is screenshot of import function in Yoast:
https://prnt.sc/1y6o2ou
Now All in One SEO has an import feature as well, but I am not sure if this is causing conflict.
https://prnt.sc/1y6odp8
The issue is upon deactivation of All in One SEO plugin (after cleanup), all titles and metas that were imported from AIO, disappear and revert to standard WordPress titles.
I need help troubleshooting, why Yoast can not retain the imported data.
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