Anki cards overwritten during sync — need help recovering previous collection

Anki Syncing & AnkiWeb
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I accidentally overwrote my Anki collection during synchronization. I was trying to add new cards and an option appeared for synchronization. After syncing, my current collection was replaced with the cards from my laptop.

I would like to recover the previous version of my cards (the collection that existed before the sync).

I have checked AnkiWeb, but I’m not sure if the previous collection is still available. Could someone advise me on the best way to restore my previous cards?

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Was this in on another device, in the app? You can restore from the automatic backup made immediately before that mis-sync – Restoring an Automatic Backup (Recovering from Data Loss) - Anki FAQs .

Is the version of your collection you had on that device (before the mis-sync) the most current and updated version – or are there updates on multiple devices that you’re trying to merge together?