# Error message after attempting Anki Update

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**Created:** [September 22, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-message-after-attempting-anki-update/71176 "2026-09-22T18:34:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![artist28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@artist28](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/artist28)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-message-after-attempting-anki-update/71176/3 "2026-09-22T18:43:50Z")

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> [@An important note about updating to 26.05 (and later)](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/an-important-note-about-updating-to-26-05-and-later/70139/1):
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> [Release 26.05 · ankitects/anki · GitHub](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/releases/tag/26.05)

I downloaded a second Anki application, but now it has the same update message. Would clicking yes download lead to another error message loop?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/4/b/4b23c1675a5ce04c11d86be94ef37f6ea0eee696.png)

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