# Add lost metadata from backup to cards

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-lost-metadata-from-backup-to-cards/14267>\
**Category:** Scheduling\
**Created:** [October 20, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-lost-metadata-from-backup-to-cards/14267 "2021-10-20T09:20:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rolfi56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/87869e/32.png) [@Rolfi56](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Rolfi56)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-lost-metadata-from-backup-to-cards/14267/10 "2021-10-26T06:39:02Z")

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> [@Rolfi56](#):
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> Changing the note template (item 7) deletes the history data and I don’t know how to avoid that.

It is my fault. I did not understand the table “Templates” at bottom of popup window “Change note Type” and chose all cards to “nothing”.

Look here

> [@Keep history card data while changing note type](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/keep-history-card-data-while-changing-note-type/14414):
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> After a while of learning, I would like to add another field to the note type. When I do this, all the history data of the cards are lost, which is correct because the note type changes. However, I suggest setting up an option to save the history data because sometimes it is useful to keep the data of “easy” cards. At moment, those “easy” cards have to be relearnt, which is not necessary.

Anyway, now I need to find a way to transfer the history data from backup to the actual cards.

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