# Loss of old decks after downloading the app

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/loss-of-old-decks-after-downloading-the-app/17850>\
**Category:** Syncing & AnkiWeb\
**Created:** [February 25, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/loss-of-old-decks-after-downloading-the-app/17850 "2022-02-25T18:33:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jayclaudy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jayclaudy](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jayclaudy)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/loss-of-old-decks-after-downloading-the-app/17850/1 "2022-02-25T18:33:09Z")

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After using Anki web and downloading the app on my MacBook,i have lost my old Anki decks .I have tried the backup method but doesn’t have my previous decks .How do I go about this please

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**Author:** ![01101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/f9ae1b/32.png) [@01101](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/01101)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/loss-of-old-decks-after-downloading-the-app/17850/2 "2022-02-25T19:38:16Z")

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To sync your data between AnkiWeb and the app, you must first log in with your AnkiWeb account.

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**Author:** ![jayclaudy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jayclaudy](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jayclaudy)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/loss-of-old-decks-after-downloading-the-app/17850/3 "2022-02-26T11:59:57Z")

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I have tried that already and it didn’t work.

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**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/loss-of-old-decks-after-downloading-the-app/17850/4 "2022-02-26T12:07:30Z")

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Could you be more specific about these points:

- How (which platform, which Anki application) did you create your old decks;
- What were the precise steps you took between having your old decks, and not having them anymore.

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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:** [May 1, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/loss-of-old-decks-after-downloading-the-app/17850/5 "2023-05-01T06:13:41Z")

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Closed on May 1, 2023, 6:13am UTC