# Reorder anki cards in order of creation in browse section

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**Created:** [February 17, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reorder-anki-cards-in-order-of-creation-in-browse-section/68890 "2026-02-17T22:44:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Stephen1](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Stephen1)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reorder-anki-cards-in-order-of-creation-in-browse-section/68890/1 "2026-02-17T22:44:18Z")

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I have been using anki on Mac for months without any issues until I recently force quit the app which I think triggered this problem.

I study my flashcards in the browse section and then I use the custom study option to study an entire subdeck at once, I dont concern myself with due dates of flashcards etc.

Since I force quit the app, the order of my flashcards in the browse section is messed up and also when I am answering the flashcards it is messed up and in this new random order.

How can I get my decks to be rearranged to the order in which I created them?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![ZornHadNoChoice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/zornhadnochoice/32/28874_2.png) [@ZornHadNoChoice](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ZornHadNoChoice)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reorder-anki-cards-in-order-of-creation-in-browse-section/68890/2 "2026-02-17T23:28:51Z")

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You can right click on the browser headers to add the created column (if it isn’t already added). After that click on the “Created” header to sort by it. Click again if it’s in reverse order.

If this doesn’t work, try the check database option from tool bar.

> [@Stephen1](#):
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> I study my flashcards in the browse section and then I use the custom study option to study an entire subdeck at once, I dont concern myself with due dates of flashcards etc.

I feel like my answer will be incomplete, if I don’t remind you that it’s better to use Anki the way it’s intended! It’s up to you.

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**Author:** ![Stephen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Stephen1](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Stephen1)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reorder-anki-cards-in-order-of-creation-in-browse-section/68890/3 "2026-02-18T12:22:01Z")

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Thank you so much, adding the “created” header fixed the problem completely!

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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:** [March 20, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reorder-anki-cards-in-order-of-creation-in-browse-section/68890/4 "2026-03-20T12:22:13Z")

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Closed on March 20, 2026, 12:22pm UTC

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