# Missing files in Check media ought to be Notes with missing files **URL:** \ **Category:** Suggestions\ **Created:** [June 3, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/missing-files-in-check-media-ought-to-be-notes-with-missing-files/62114 "2025-06-03T07:22:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![salman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@salman](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/salman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/missing-files-in-check-media-ought-to-be-notes-with-missing-files/62114/1 "2025-06-03T07:22:46Z")
![Screenshot_20250603_121937_AnkiDroid](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/6/d/6d7f1edec1e47d7cd65363e8bb664d15ec73b4d9.png) > [@Discrepancy in missing files between Ankidroid and Anki desktop](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/discrepancy-in-missing-files-between-ankidroid-and-anki-desktop/59963): > > Pictures attached Anki desktop: 25.05b2 Ankidroid: 2.21apha15 (same number given on s22 ultra and redmi note 10 pro) Already tried force sync but it does not resolve the issue This thread has all the relevant pics Also perhaps add similar to anki pc the actual number of missing files instead of notes with missing files ---
**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/missing-files-in-check-media-ought-to-be-notes-with-missing-files/62114/2 "2025-06-03T08:15:35Z")
> [@salman](#): > > Also perhaps add similar to anki pc the actual number of missing files instead of notes with missing files Isn’t that what AnkiDroid already does? ---
**Author:** ![salman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@salman](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/salman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/missing-files-in-check-media-ought-to-be-notes-with-missing-files/62114/3 "2025-06-03T12:44:07Z")
No > [@Discrepancy in missing files between Ankidroid and Anki desktop](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/discrepancy-in-missing-files-between-ankidroid-and-anki-desktop/59963/9): > > I did and the number of notes tagged with missing media comes out to be same on both pc and Ankidroid. The number of notes is 1189. Also same notes were tagged by both pc and Ankidroid. The number shown as missing files in ankidroid when check media was used was equal to number of notes tagged with missing media. Pc anki reported both tagged and missing files correctly. > [@Discrepancy in missing files between Ankidroid and Anki desktop](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/discrepancy-in-missing-files-between-ankidroid-and-anki-desktop/59963/5): > > i took screenshots of missing files and asked chatgpt to count lines in the pics, the number of missing files was close to what pc Anki was giving ---
**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/missing-files-in-check-media-ought-to-be-notes-with-missing-files/62114/4 "2025-06-03T12:57:51Z")
I see you’re right. @criticalAY might want to look into this. To reproduce, add multiple fake image references to one note and run check media. ---
**Author:** ![David](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/david/32/38_2.png) [@David](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/David)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/missing-files-in-check-media-ought-to-be-notes-with-missing-files/62114/5 "2025-06-11T20:24:29Z")
Fixed in 2.21alpha16 (b0d652454ab058414f5d3057fd281c9e91706ebd), thanks!