# Load/learn cards from different decks

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003>\
**Category:** Scheduling\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003 "2023-12-30T18:20:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![muench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@muench](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/muench)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003/1 "2023-12-30T18:20:53Z")

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Hello, maybe someone can help with a silly noob question: 🙏🏻

See screenshot: In the past I set up Anki in such a way, that cards were randomly added from different decks. So I could define “20 cards” for the setting of “All”. And Anki would automatically + randomly select cards from all sub-decks.

So in the screenshot-Example: When clicking on “All” it would allow to learn from the sub-decks

- My and
- Ultimate Geogrpahy  
and cards were added randomly from both.

But after resetting Anki,

- My and
- Ultrimate Geophgraphy  
only can be learnt in individual sessions.

In other words:  
The over-category “All” is linked to “My”.  
And “Ultimate Geopgraphy” is totally independent.

I tried everything to get back the old behaviour - without success so far.  
What am I missing? 😑

Thanks for any help!!!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/f/f/ffc671497ef78a2db4f64cd6d847bd76742890ac.png)

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**Author:** ![sprvlcn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@sprvlcn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sprvlcn)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003/2 "2023-12-30T20:11:05Z")

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If I understand your question correctly, then if you have the latest version 23.12, you can turn on “Limits start from top” (in the deck options screen, in the Daily Limits section).

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**Author:** ![muench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@muench](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/muench)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003/3 "2023-12-31T18:00:48Z")

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Maybe I was not clear enough:

I’m desperate to bring back the program behaviour I was used to in the past (about a year ago) which was:

In the screenshot example:  
I could **change the settings (limits: new cards, repetitions) for the whole “folder”** (in the screenshot this is called “All”). Then Anki would

- r **andomly select new cards from all decks within this Folder.** In proportion to the amount of new cards in the deck
- **mix cards** from all decks within the folder within **one single daily learning session.**
- in addition I could adjust _individual_ limits (e.g. for new cards per day) for _specific_ decks within the overarching folder.

I can’t bring this behaviour back.  
I clicked everywhere and tried out different options; I think I have to give up? ☹

It seems, it’s not possbile to bring back this old behaviour? ☹  
What’s confusing for me: This old behavour seems so obvious + straightforward and soooooooo much better than everything I have now? So I can’t believe this changed in the 1 or 2 years I didn’t use the program?!

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**Author:** ![muench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@muench](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/muench)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003/4 "2023-12-31T18:10:40Z")

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Thanks for trying to help; but I already tried this.

BTW, the English description of this option:

> If this option is enabled, the limits will start from the top-level deck instead, which can be useful if you wish to study individual sub-decks,

is inconsistent with the German help description.

But as I don’t want to study “indivudual sub-decks” as stated above, but quite the opposite - mix all decks together in a single daily session - this option shouldn’t be turned on, I guess?

Anyway, I keep getting more and more frustrated by not being able to replicate the behaviour I was used to. Sooooooooooo bad user experience now 😑 And it was very good in the past. I’m really at a loss here, as all I want is a super simple and ‘obvious’ behaviour:

- Determine top-level filters.
- Let Anki select from all sub-decks automatically.
- =\> have one single daily session with cards from many different decks.

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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 1, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003/5 "2024-01-01T02:57:37Z")

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The order cards appear in can be customized in the display order section of the deck options.

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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:** [January 31, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/load-learn-cards-from-different-decks/39003/6 "2024-01-31T02:57:58Z")

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