# Have you ever forgot to sync your Anki cards and been set back a day? **URL:** \ **Category:** Syncing & AnkiWeb\ **Created:** [July 14, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/have-you-ever-forgot-to-sync-your-anki-cards-and-been-set-back-a-day/47073 "2024-07-14T21:23:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kxeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@Kxeo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Kxeo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/have-you-ever-forgot-to-sync-your-anki-cards-and-been-set-back-a-day/47073/1 "2024-07-14T21:23:13Z")
dagnabbit i did it again aaaaaand now my streak is dead too. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/have-you-ever-forgot-to-sync-your-anki-cards-and-been-set-back-a-day/47073/2 "2024-07-14T21:52:49Z")
To keep your devices in sync, you need to sync when you open the app AND when you close/leave the app, on every device, every time. If you’ve lost something that was overwritten – you may be able to recover it from an automatic backup. [Restoring an Automatic Backup (Recovering from Data Loss) - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/restoring-an-automatic-backup-recovering-from-data-loss.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/have-you-ever-forgot-to-sync-your-anki-cards-and-been-set-back-a-day/47073/3 "2024-08-13T21:53:42Z")
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