Hi all, Anki is not working as intended after updating to the latest (Windows) version. When I try to advance to the next card in my deck, I now get this error message: card was modified: Normal( Review( ReviewState { scheduled_days: 71, elapsed_days: 71, ease_fact…

[image] Utopia404: When I try to advance to the next card in my deck That error is sometimes triggered when a card is left open on the study screen and the app rolls over to the next day. Is this happening on the study screen? Does “advance to the next card” mean “grade my answer on the cur…

Hi, I upgraded Anki on Windows to version 26.09. Before upgrading, Anki was working normally, but after the upgrade I started getting a “card was modified” error during review. The error appears when I click any of the answer buttons (Again, Hard, Good, or Easy). After the error appears, I can no …

I merged your message with another similar report from earlier today. [image] AnkiMonkey: I held down the Shift key while launching Anki, but it did not start in Safe Mode; it launched normally instead. That definitely should still work. Did you hold Shift long enough?

[image] Danika_Dakika: That definitely should still work. Did you hold Shift long enough? Yes, I did, although I’m not sure why Safe Mode didn’t work for me. So, I decided to disable and re-enable the add-ons one by one, restarting Anki each time. I believe I found the culprit: Advanced Revie…

Is this happening on the study screen? Does “advance to the next card” mean “grade my answer on the current card” – or something else? Did this happen once, around your next-day-starts time (4am by default) – or is it happening every time? Yes, When I am done with a card I either hit 1-4 …

Interesting… I’m having the same problem as you it seems and I don’t have any add-ons installed

When reviewing, if I open Card Info (shortcut i) while looking at the back of a card, then try to grade the card (e.g. pressing Space to answer “Good”), Anki throws a “card was modified” error dialog instead of recording the answer. If I don’t open Card Info first, grading works normally. Steps to …

I merged you here. What about in safe mode – so add-ons are disabled? Troubleshooting Checklist #2.

go to Help > About – click Copy Debug Info – paste that entire result when you reply. Anki 26.09 (e62e7739) Python 3.13.15 Qt 6.11.2 PyQt 6.11.0 Platform: Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0

I have the same problem since new version. I haven’t changed the default settings regarding the repetition algorithms. I also do not use FSRS (Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler). I don’t have any add-ons. Anki 26.09.2 (bb0dd6d1) Python 3.13.15 Qt 6.11.2 PyQt 6.11.0 Platform: Windows-10-10.0.19045-…

“Card was modified” error during review - Anki 26.09 - Cannot advance to the next card

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Can't update to 26.09 - install failed to run - traceback error Help	64	11819	September 23, 2026
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“Card was modified” error during review - Anki 26.09 - Cannot advance to the next card

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