Problems with imported deck

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Hello!

I was trying to duplicate a deck by exporting it and then importing it again. Somehow it got added to the same deck, so the total cards in the original deck increased from around 2000 cards to 3000 cards (don’t know where the rest went). However when i add up all the cards int he different subdecks in the original deck, in only adds opp to 2000. However it says that the total amount of cards in the deck is 3000. How can this be? And is there anyway to redo it?

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To get back where you were before the import –

  • If you want to roll-back changes you’ve made just now (and haven’t closed or synced since then) – Edit > Undo [Ctrl Z] the change. [If you select it from the menu Anki will describe which change it is reversing with each click (useful when you can’t see it happening!).]
  • If you want to roll-back changes made longer ago than that – Option A: Restore from an automatic or manual backup [but you’ll lose any reviews and changes you’ve made since that backup was created].
    • If you just want to grab one thing from a backup (like the text of a template, or one deck out of many, or a set of notes/cards that use a particular note type), you can minimize data loss by importing the backup into a brand new (temporary) profile, find what you’re looking for, copy/export it, and then import it into your main profile.
  • If you want to roll-back changes made longer ago than that – Option B: Force a one-way sync and download from AnkiWeb [but you’ll lose any reviews and changes you’ve made since your last sync].

As far as fixing the duplicate-a-deck situation – Can you say more about why you’re trying to do that? It’s almost never necessary, so there might be a better and easier way to get where you’re going.

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Thank you! I managed. However i was wondering if you know how i can get new cards in a random order? I have several subdecks, and as of now i have to finish all the cards in one subdeck before it moves on to the next. I would like to get them in a random order. I hear you could go to display order → new card gather order → random, but the choice “random” doesn’t appear from me (i can’t update my anki because its not compatible with the macos i have). Is there any other way?

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  • What version of Anki are you using? [And what version of MacOS are you on?]
  • Do you have the v3 scheduler enabled in Preferences? Depending on your version, it might be there, but optional.
  • What options do you have for New card gather order? Deck Options - Anki Manual