PROBLEM STARTING - Anki could not create its data folder

The error code is a bit different this time but it should be the same case.

Your system seems to have CSIDL_PERSONAL / My Documents pointing to an invalid path.

A brief Google surfaces the following: System call to get the 'My Documents' folder failed | Legacy Family Tree

Source: https://anki.tenderapp.com/discussions/ankidesktop/38165-anki-wont-start-cannot-create-data-folder#comment_48018206

For Windows 10 maybe try https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/23504-restore-default-location-personal-folders-windows-10-a.html

Alternatively, to ignore this error, start Anki with -b option.

"C:\Program Files\Anki\anki.exe" -b "%APPDATA%\Anki2"

https://docs.ankiweb.net/files.html#startup-options
https://docs.ankiweb.net/files.html#file-locations

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