Anki collection size too big to sync to ankiweb

[Danika_Dakika]

Some of the answers you got above are incorrect.

@Herchey

I also am confused why the note size add on shows 80MB but there actually is 260MB

You’ll have to include the size increase from review logs and backup files.

While, revlogs are a part of the total database size, backup files are not (and they aren’t synced).

@Herchey

I’ve done a bit more reading and perhaps it could be related to me using FSRS Helper to to reschedule all the cards?

That increases size, yes.

No, that wouldn’t be the source of a problem. Rescheduling through FSRS Helper doesn’t increase the size of your revlog – but reschedule-on-change (in Options) does. Which one have you been using?

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@Herchey

• Note Size add-on reports ~80 MB total notes.
• However, collection.anki2 reports the full collection is ~260 MB

Where exactly are you looking to get each of those figures? To get the full total from “Note Size” – the easiest place to look is the bottom of your main Decks list. That will give you a “Collection” total, and if you hover over that, you’ll also get what portion of that is your revlog. If you’re looking somewhere else, Note Size might be giving you only the total related to a specific deck, or just to your notes, not your revlog.

@Herchey

ive also looked into my backups in the Anki2 folder on finder, and they are each about 50MB - so im not sure how my entire collection gets up to 250MB.

COLPKG backups are compressed.

@Herchey

What is the safest way to permanently reduce collection size long-term, so I don’t keep running into sync problems?

See this earlier thread for some ways to figure out what is contributing to your oversized database. Constant Errors Uploading / Sync - #4 by Danika_Dakika

@Herchey

I tried going back to the old Anki version i was using before all this started, and now get the error that FSRS Helper Postpone Advance Load Balance Easy Days Disperse Siblings⁩ addon has failed to load - maybe that is contributing?

That’s likely because downgrading Anki doesn’t also downgrade your add-ons. You may need to delete the add-on and reinstall it to get the correct version.