# Both Anki2 and Anki folders being updated (Mac)?

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/both-anki2-and-anki-folders-being-updated-mac/8722>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 27, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/both-anki2-and-anki-folders-being-updated-mac/8722 "2021-03-27T00:09:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![brec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@brec](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/brec)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/both-anki2-and-anki-folders-being-updated-mac/8722/1 "2021-03-27T00:09:17Z")

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I am arranging for periodic backups of my `~/Library/Application Support/Anki2` folder, and noticed that I have an Anki folder as well – I suppose from pre-Anki-2 days. But I see that several files in it were updated today – mostly log files. All the contents of the Anki folder are within QtWebEngine/Default. It’s mostly curiosity that prompts my posting this topic.

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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:** [March 29, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/both-anki2-and-anki-folders-being-updated-mac/8722/2 "2021-03-29T09:33:03Z")

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One is your user data, the other is non-important files stored by the web toolkit.

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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, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/both-anki2-and-anki-folders-being-updated-mac/8722/3 "2023-05-01T05:09:23Z")

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Closed on May 1, 2023, 5:09am UTC