# Error while trying to export decks

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-while-trying-to-export-decks/24375>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 1, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-while-trying-to-export-decks/24375 "2022-11-01T13:19:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sinthoras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Sinthoras](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Sinthoras)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-while-trying-to-export-decks/24375/1 "2022-11-01T13:19:05Z")

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When I try to export decks, I get the following error-message:

```auto
DbError { info: "SqliteFailure(Error { code: SystemIoFailure, extended_code: 3850 }, Some(\"disk I/O error\"))", kind: Other }

```

(And empty files appear at the location, I wanted it to export in. Their names are f.e.: `.xdp-test.anki2-vJnA1H` or `.xdp-test.apkg-pQcMfN`).

I also tried to export it to the default-location and not changing it, then the whole programm freezes without an error-message

I have no add-ons installed, and I use the desktop version of Anki on Fedora.

What could be the reason for these behaviours?

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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:** [November 2, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-while-trying-to-export-decks/24375/2 "2022-11-02T12:10:20Z")

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Did you install Anki from the Anki website, or are you using something like a flatpak/distro package?

[https://docs.ankiweb.net/platform/linux/distro-packages.html](https://docs.ankiweb.net/platform/linux/distro-packages.html)

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**Author:** ![Sinthoras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Sinthoras](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Sinthoras)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-while-trying-to-export-decks/24375/3 "2022-11-06T21:43:34Z")

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I used flatpak. Now I have installed it via the official download, everything works as expected. Thank you for your reply!

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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:** [December 6, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-while-trying-to-export-decks/24375/4 "2022-12-06T21:43:40Z")

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