# Anki Web Deck deleted when I tried to sync to PC version **URL:** \ **Category:** Syncing & AnkiWeb\ **Created:** [October 19, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927 "2024-10-19T18:42:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![claire.nguyen15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@claire.nguyen15](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/claire.nguyen15)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/1 "2024-10-19T18:42:35Z")
Hi! I recently created a deck on Anki Web when I did not have access to my PC and tried to sync it to the PC version and completely lost the deck. Is there any way I can get the deck back? ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/2 "2024-10-19T19:44:12Z")
I want to make sure I’m clear on your steps so I can help you in the right direction. Can you confirm or correct me on this? - You already had a collection you were using on Anki desktop – had you _never_ synced that to AnkiWeb, or had you _not recently_ synced that to AnkiWeb? - Did you create a new AnkiWeb account and start creating a new collection there? Or did you use an existing account and start adding more to it? - When you got back to your PC and synced with AnkiWeb, were you forced to do a one-way sync? Which direction did you pick – - upload to AnkiWeb – so the recent additions you had made on AnkiWeb are gone? - download from AnkiWeb – so the collection you had on your PC is gone? ---
**Author:** ![claire.nguyen15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@claire.nguyen15](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/claire.nguyen15)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/3 "2024-10-19T19:51:05Z")
I had not recently synced the collection I was using on Anki desktop to AnkiWeb, but the deck I was using and lost was on AnkiWeb. I used an existing Anki account and added more to it. For the one-way sync, I selected upload to AnkiWeb, which added the decks from my PC to AnkiWeb but removed my recent additions. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/4 "2024-10-19T20:21:32Z")
Okay! That makes more sense based on what I’m seeing. I can restore your collection in AnkiWeb from 3 days ago, 16 October. That is the only recent version available and you won’t have anything done after that date. Please let me know if you want me to proceed. ---
**Author:** ![claire.nguyen15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@claire.nguyen15](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/claire.nguyen15)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/5 "2024-10-19T21:44:53Z")
yes please! thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/6 "2024-10-20T02:52:51Z")
Okay. That’s restored. Start Anki in safe-mode so it doesn’t auto-sync, because you’ll need to force a one-way sync (in Tools \> Preferences) so you can choose **Download from** AnkiWeb. **But before you do that,** you’re going to have to preserve your data on your PC, because that download will overwrite your local collection. - Export everything in your main collection as apkg, including scheduling – force a one-way sync and download from AnkiWeb – import the apkg you saved – sync again. - Or, if you don’t want to mess around with your main profile – Create a new (temporary) profile – set it up to sync and **download from** AnkiWeb – export everything you have there as apkg, including scheduling and media – log out of syncing (at some point, go back and delete this temporary profile) – import the apkg into your main profile – force a one-way sync to upload everything to AnkiWeb. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/7 "2024-10-20T20:30:22Z")
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**Author:** ![claire.nguyen15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@claire.nguyen15](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/claire.nguyen15)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/8 "2024-10-20T12:58:19Z")
thank you so much for your help! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-deck-deleted-when-i-tried-to-sync-to-pc-version/50927/9 "2024-11-19T20:30:38Z")
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