# "Database appears to be in an inconsistent state"- Error - HELP

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [April 21, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/database-appears-to-be-in-an-inconsistent-state-error-help/43917 "2024-04-21T20:01:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manferfilho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Manferfilho](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Manferfilho)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/database-appears-to-be-in-an-inconsistent-state-error-help/43917/1 "2024-04-21T20:01:16Z")

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Hi,guys!

I just freed 1000+ (ctrl+j) cards at once,and then this message appeared in my Anking deck: “Your database appears to be in an inconsistent state. Please use the check database action.”. This message only appears on the Anking deck,at the musculoskeletal subdeck (which was the last one I was doing).

Can someone help me?

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**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 21, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/database-appears-to-be-in-an-inconsistent-state-error-help/43917/2 "2024-04-21T20:15:37Z")

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Did you run a Check Database?

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**Author:** ![Manferfilho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Manferfilho](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Manferfilho)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/database-appears-to-be-in-an-inconsistent-state-error-help/43917/3 "2024-04-21T20:18:17Z")

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Yes,i did,danika! But nothing changed 😕

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**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 21, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/database-appears-to-be-in-an-inconsistent-state-error-help/43917/4 "2024-04-21T20:37:11Z")

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There are a few ways to approach this.

1. What version are you using?

2. Do you use Anki on any other devices? Were your devices all in sync immediately before you got this error (or is the error recent enough that you can still Edit \> Undo to get those cards back to how they were and get your devices in sync)?

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**Author:** ![Manferfilho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Manferfilho](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Manferfilho)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/database-appears-to-be-in-an-inconsistent-state-error-help/43917/5 "2024-04-21T20:45:06Z")

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I just checked the database from my iphone and then i “downloaded from ankiweb” on the Anki Desktop…Problem solved.Thank you again,Danika!

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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 21, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/database-appears-to-be-in-an-inconsistent-state-error-help/43917/6 "2024-05-21T20:45:20Z")

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