Accidentally Reset All Cards to Due Tomorrow

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Any chance anyone knows how to reset all their cards to the previous due dates after accidentally setting the due date of their entire collection to a single day? I can’t seem to download my backup deck.

2

What do you mean by this exactly? Are you trying to import a backup that you created yourself (not one present in the backups folder)?

Can you try importing a recently made Anki backup? Here’s how to do it if you don’t know.

3

Unfortunately my computer won’t open the auto sync back up that allegedly was saved prior to when I reset the due date to my entire collection. It feeds me an error message when I try to do this, telling me to restart Anki, which doesn’t seem to fix the issue.

4

Is there any way to reset the due dates to each cards previous due date without having to go through and do each card individually? I know that their schedules haven’t been messed with.

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First – if that backup doesn’t work, try the one before that.

But also – what is the exact text of that message you’re getting? It sounds a bit like the standard warning letting you know that backups and syncing are paused while you’re finding the right backup file – which isn’t an error.

For your reference – the full list of your options to go back to before your accidental action –

  • If you want to roll-back changes you’ve made just now (and haven’t closed or synced since then) – Edit > Undo [Ctrl Z] the change. [If you select it from the menu Anki will describe which change it is reversing with each click (useful when you can’t see where the change is happening!).]

  • If you want to roll-back changes made longer ago than that – Restore from an automatic or manual backup, Restoring an Automatic Backup (Recovering from Data Loss) - Frequently Asked Questions . You’ll lose any reviews and changes you’ve made since that backup was created.

    • If you just want to grab one thing from a backup (like the text of a template, or one deck out of many, or a set of notes/cards that use a particular note type), you can minimize data loss by importing the backup into a brand new (temporary) profile, find what you’re looking for, copy/export it, and then import it into your main profile.

  • Force a one-way sync and download from AnkiWeb – you’ll lose any reviews and changes you made since your last sync.

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