# Anki is not syncing

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-syncing/2190>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 11, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-syncing/2190 "2020-08-11T22:09:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![joaopedrojpds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@joaopedrojpds](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/joaopedrojpds)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-syncing/2190/1 "2020-08-11T22:09:14Z")

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My Anki is with a serious problem with synchronization, this error message is appearing to me all the time when i’m going to sync, checking database apparently doesn’t work, i do it a lot of times and anki still doesn’t sync, apparently the only thing working is to wait, from times to times, Anki suddenly allows me to sync. I don’t know how to do this forced full sync in preferences screen that is mentioned in the errow window. If anyone knows how to solve this, please, help me.

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**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/abdo/32/654_2.png) [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-syncing/2190/2 "2020-08-11T22:13:44Z")

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Go to Tools \> Preferences, select the Network tab, check the option labaled `On next sync, force changes in one direction`, and sync again.

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**Author:** ![joaopedrojpds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@joaopedrojpds](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/joaopedrojpds)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-syncing/2190/3 "2020-08-12T05:21:47Z")

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Thank you, ANH25. I did it and it solved the problem now, tomorrow throughout the day i will see if this synchronization problem will persist or if this forced sync will solve the problem definitely 😃

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**Author:** ![joaopedrojpds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@joaopedrojpds](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/joaopedrojpds)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-syncing/2190/4 "2020-08-13T01:28:06Z")

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Apparently it really solved the problem, thank you ANH25 🙂

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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, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-not-syncing/2190/5 "2023-05-01T05:36:09Z")

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