# All cards disappeared **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [July 7, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/all-cards-disappeared/11269 "2021-07-07T16:48:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uschi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/958977/32.png) [@Uschi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Uschi)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/all-cards-disappeared/11269/1 "2021-07-07T16:48:08Z")
Hi. 2 days ago, I experienced a problem with changing one of my cards. I got completely mixed up, was neither able to amend nor delete the card completely. Received strange messages about notes that cannot be changed. In the end, I decided to delete Anki and install from anew. A message told me that the program will be deleted, however, not the cards I have created. Well, now I have the program again on my laptop, but it is empty. No more cards at all. What can I do to get them back? Are they still somewhere? Thanks a lot for your help. Uschi ---
**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/all-cards-disappeared/11269/2 "2021-07-07T23:09:39Z")
You may be able to recover from an automatic backup: [Restoring an Automatic Backup (Recovering from Data Loss) - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/restoring-an-automatic-backup-recovering-from-data-loss.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/all-cards-disappeared/11269/3 "2023-05-01T04:59:49Z")