SPD 2010 won't overwrite existing workflow but creates a new version instead

When editing then saving and publishing an existing SharePoint Designer workflow a new version of the workflow is created but the previous version is still available in the SharePoint list for a user to select and start manually.
Example: The original workflow is named Email Notes. After editing and publishing there are now two workflows available: Email Notes and Email Notes (1). Future edits increment the number so now we have Email Notes, Email Notes (1), Email Notes (2) and so
on. Any of these workflows can be started. It looks like SPD won’t overwrite the existing workflow. SPD only shows the original Email Notes workflow.
The problem appeared after making the setting change: SharePoint Central Administration > Application Management > General Settings > Workflow settings > Workflow Task Notifications. I selected yes for "Allow external users to participate
in workflow by sending them a copy of the document?"
After noticing the effect it had on editing workflows I reverted to the default "No" but the problem persists.
One wouldn’t think making that change would cause my current problem but I have confirmed the behavior on a test server with images from our live environment.
Has anyone seen or heard of this before? I found one random post on a site where someone else had experienced the same thing.

Hi,
This is a known behaviour. When you publish the new version of the workflow, the previous version is still available because there might be some workflows executing in lists and libraries on this version. But you can remove the previous versions so that
they are not available for the users to starts. Go to List/Library > Settings > Workflow Settings.
You will see all the previously published versions of the workflow. Here it shows the version of the workflows with Allow, No New Instance or Remove options. By default, previous version workflow should change to "No new instance" so users cannot
start this manually. If this does not happen then this workflow will be available for users to start as in your case. If no instances of previous version are running, then select remove, and click Ok. Hope it clarifies.
Regards, Kapil ***Please mark answer as Helpful or Answered after consideration***

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