# Finding changed media error

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/finding-changed-media-error/26018>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 4, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/finding-changed-media-error/26018 "2023-01-04T20:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![ankiuser12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@ankiuser12](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ankiuser12)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/finding-changed-media-error/26018/1 "2023-01-04T20:36:53Z")

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Whenever I try to sync AnkiDroid with my desktop, it wont sync the media. It gets stuck on the “finding changed media” step and hangs there indefinetley. I’ve been using the app for years and this just started happening yesterday

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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:** [January 5, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/finding-changed-media-error/26018/2 "2023-01-05T05:45:00Z")

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> <https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/issues/8925>
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> \> Thing I noticed after today's update: synchronization takes much longer.
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> \>… My use-case: I have little over 100'000 cards. Sometimes on desktop I run add-on that adjusts ease factor for all cards.
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> \> After that synchronization is quite big. But it become definitely longer after today's update.
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> /u/szalejot (reddit)

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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:** [February 4, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/finding-changed-media-error/26018/3 "2023-02-04T05:45:22Z")

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