# Sudden Error Message

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sudden-error-message/26030>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 5, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sudden-error-message/26030 "2023-01-05T02:38:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![akim235](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@akim235](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/akim235)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sudden-error-message/26030/1 "2023-01-05T02:38:18Z")

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Hey all! I was working on Anki and then suddenly an error message popped up as follows:  
Anki 2.1.54 (b6a7760c) Python 3.9.7 Qt 5.15.2 PyQt 5.15.5  
Platform: Windows 10  
Flags: frz=True ao=False sv=2  
Add-ons, last update check: 2023-01-03 23:33:38

Caught exception:  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “aqt.webview”, line 42, in cmd  
File “aqt.webview”, line 149, in \_onCmd  
File “aqt.webview”, line 624, in \_onBridgeCmd  
File “aqt.overview”, line 92, in \_linkHandler  
File “aqt.main”, line 673, in moveToState  
File “aqt.main”, line 694, in \_reviewState  
File “aqt.reviewer”, line 150, in show  
File “aqt.reviewer”, line 170, in refresh\_if\_needed  
File “aqt.reviewer”, line 233, in nextCard  
File “aqt.reviewer”, line 340, in \_showQuestion  
File “anki.cards”, line 129, in question  
File “anki.cards”, line 145, in render\_output  
File “anki.template”, line 123, in from\_existing\_card  
File “anki.cards”, line 156, in note  
File “anki.collection”, line 478, in get\_note  
File “anki.notes”, line 49, in **init**  
File “anki.notes”, line 55, in load  
File “anki.\_backend.generated”, line 619, in get\_note  
File “anki.\_backend”, line 146, in \_run\_command  
anki.errors.DBError: DbError { info: “FromSqlConversionFailure(7, Text, Utf8Error { valid\_up\_to: 13, error\_len: Some(1) })”, kind: Other }

When I run the “Check Database” tool, I get the following message: DbError { info: “FromSqlConversionFailure(7, Text, Utf8Error { valid\_up\_to: 11, error\_len: Some(1) })”, kind: Other }.

Specifically, there seems to be two cards amongst the cards I unsuspended today that have an error.

Please let me know how I can resolve this. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sudden-error-message/26030/2 "2023-01-05T05:59:27Z")

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Does the problem go away if you update to the latest Anki version and then use Check Database?

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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:** [February 4, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/sudden-error-message/26030/3 "2023-02-04T06:00:22Z")

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Closed on February 4, 2023, 6:00am UTC

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