# Anki is not opening

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-opening/14176>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 16, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-opening/14176 "2021-10-16T06:12:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nine](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Nine)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-opening/14176/1 "2021-10-16T06:12:09Z")

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Installed latest anki version yesterday and it worked just fine. Then I had to force shut my laptop while anki was opened on background. Today I couldn’t open anki. Uninstalled and reinstalled, but it’s still not opening. When I ran anki console, windows says it has stopped working. What can I do?

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**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:** [October 16, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-opening/14176/2 "2021-10-16T11:47:32Z")

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You could try restarting the computer, or renaming Anki’s data folder. [Managing Files - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/files.html#file-locations)

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**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, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-opening/14176/3 "2023-05-01T04:47:21Z")

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Closed on May 1, 2023, 4:47am UTC