# Anki Web Sync Wrote Over My Decks **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 17, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752 "2024-04-17T19:14:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alex2607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alex2607](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/alex2607)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/1 "2024-04-17T19:14:37Z")
I got a new laptop and did not log in before creating some decks. When I just decided to sync with my Anki Web to retrieve my old decks, the new decks just uploaded to AnkiWeb and over-wrote my old decks. Does anyone know where I can retrieve my old decks from please? ---
**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:** [April 17, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/2 "2024-04-17T20:05:21Z")
Do you have any other devices/installs that had synced with those old decks from AnkiWeb? If not, if this just happened now, there’s a _chance_ that @dae can restore a server-side backup for you. He can check later and will let you know if there’s one available. Once that happens, you’ll need to be careful. What you have on your laptop is really a separate profile from what you have on AnkiWeb, so you’ll have to merge those profiles together. [Synchronizing multiple profiles - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/synchronizing-multiple-profiles.html) - Export _everything_ you have on your new laptop [as a deck package](https://docs.ankiweb.net/exporting.html) (apkg). - Force a one-way sync to _download_ your collection from AnkiWeb. - Re-import that apkg of new decks. - Sync with AnkiWeb again. ---
**Author:** ![alex2607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alex2607](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/alex2607)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/3 "2024-04-18T10:13:22Z")
Thank you! I do not have my old laptop with the old decks, unfortunately. I have exported my current decks. Hopefully @dae can restore the old decks! Thanks again for your help. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/4 "2024-04-19T03:18:08Z")
You don’t appear to have been actively using the account. I can restore your collection to the state it was a few months ago, but you’ll lose any cards you currently have, unless you back them up first. Do you wish me to proceed? ---
**Author:** ![alex2607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alex2607](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/alex2607)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/5 "2024-04-19T10:27:40Z")
Hi, I have backed up my current cards. Please restore to my account a couple of months ago. Thank you so much I really appreciate it! ---
**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:** [April 22, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/6 "2024-04-22T11:36:34Z")
Sorry for the delay. Your account has been reverted to its old state. On the next sync, please choose “download” to grab it. ---
**Author:** ![alex2607](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alex2607](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/alex2607)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/7 "2024-04-22T13:11:44Z")
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:** [May 22, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-web-sync-wrote-over-my-decks/43752/8 "2024-05-22T13:12:00Z")
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