HELP ! Sharing my anki decks with a friend - will is affect my deck

Anki Help
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Hi,

My friend has asked to use download my anki decks, but i’ve had problems in the past with my anki decks dissappearing so I just wanted to check before I sent them over.

I have exported all my decks as a .apkg, with media but without the scheduling.

If I send this over to my friend and they download it, will it change any of my decks ?

Attached is a screenshot of what I exported -

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Thank you in advance for your help,
Emily

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No, it won’t affect your own decks. So long as you aren’t sharing your AnkiWeb password your decks are safe.

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Thank you so much for your response.
So just to check -

  • they will have a copy of my decks but it wont affect my deck
  • they won’t be getting any of the progress I made in the decks
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Based on the screenshot you posted, that’s correct!

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So .apkg is for sharing to a friend and .colpkg is for backing up my collection incase I lose my cards ?

Sorry for all the questions :slight_smile:

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Hello.
That’s what “Anki Manual” says. You can access it by clicking on “Help” then “Guide”.

“When you export all decks with scheduling included, this is called a ‘collection package’. Anki will copy your entire collection into a file ending in .colpkg, and place it on your desktop. A collection package is used to back up your collection, or copy it to another device.”