Anki 24.04.1 qt6
Had this issue suddenly for quite some time (after an update most likely), but couldn’t report it since I had no idea how to reproduce, but now I finally do
When I close Anki without manually syncing changes beforehand, it will stay open as a background process and won’t open again unless I close it from the task manager first. When I try to open it, another Anki process appears in the task manager for a second then disappears, no error message or loading appears
I noticed when I leave Anki open for a couple minutes beforehand I won’t get this error when I try to reproduce it
Video reproducing the bug:
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open Anki
- Use check database tool (or any possible change that would require a sync)
- Close Anki without clicking the sync button
It will attempt to sync automatically before closing, but in fact it will stay open in the background afterwards
Troubleshoot:
- Searched on Anki forums and Reddit
- Restarted PC
- Opened Anki while holding shift
- Disabled all addons manually
- Reinstalled latest version Anki 24.04.1 qt6 (without deleting data)
- Changed video drivers in preferences
- Tried this solution (tho the error is somewhat different since it had loading and it didn’t have to do with syncing or background processes): Windows update broke Anki - #75 by helloeveryone
Reddit post where I ask people to try to reproduce it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Anki/comments/1cnvgw9/anki_wont_open_with_no_error_message_or_loading/