# Syncing all devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Syncing & AnkiWeb\ **Created:** [May 9, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-all-devices/44560 "2024-05-09T00:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maryamwm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Maryamwm](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Maryamwm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-all-devices/44560/1 "2024-05-09T00:19:07Z")
I have been having trouble syncing my devices into one account. I’m using iphone, iMac (anki version 2.1.66), and MacBook (anki version 2.1.65). Every time I hit sync the attached picture appears. How can I solve this problem without losing my information that I have edited? ![Image 1 (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/f/5/f52f47d6be2cc6b05db3677f34f6b72d7fabc6dc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-all-devices/44560/2 "2024-05-09T00:58:24Z")
There’s no way past this screen but to pick one of the options. The important question is – before you made the changes on this device, **were all of your devices fully in sync?** If your devices **were fully** in sync, the only changes you’ve made are on **this** device. You want to _Upload to AnkiWeb_ to send your changes to your other devices. (When you next sync on those devices, you want to _Download from AnkiWeb_ to receive this one-way sync. If your devices **were not fully** in sync, you need to think about what changes to you have on what devices – edits, new notes/cards, study history – so we can figure out how to rescue as much as possible with some crafty exports and backups. [And then in the future, you should **always** sync when you open Anki and when you leave Anki on **every** device.] ---
**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:** [May 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-all-devices/44560/3 "2024-05-09T12:54:30Z")
You should find that message stops appearing once you upload from one device, and then download from the others. ---
**Author:** ![Maryamwm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Maryamwm](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Maryamwm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-all-devices/44560/4 "2024-05-17T22:03:08Z")
I have been using the same account for all three devices, and I am using my MacBook as the one I make changes on, but when I sync on my MacBook after finishing my edits, it won’t transfer to my iphone nor to my iMac. I am not sure how to tell if my device has fully synced or not. My main changes are adding cards and editing the existing cards. What I understood from you is that since I’m using my MacBook as the one where I make the changes on, I should select the “upload to AnkiWeb” then on my other devices, I should select download from AnkiWeb? Also, does it matter that each device has different Anki version? ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-all-devices/44560/5 "2024-05-18T03:18:05Z")
> [@Maryamwm](#): > > What I understood from you is that since I’m using my MacBook as the one where I make the changes on, I should select the “upload to AnkiWeb” then on my other devices, I should select download from AnkiWeb? Read carefully what I wrote – it depends on whether your devices were **in-sync before** you made whatever changes you need to sync now. Even if you’ve been editing/adding cards only on your MacBook, if you’ve been _studying_ cards on your other devices, then they have review history that would be overwritten. Once your devices are _out-of-sync_, you need to be careful to get them back in-sync, so you don’t lose any data. These instructions for dealing with multiple profiles talk about what you might need to do. [Synchronizing multiple profiles - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/synchronizing-multiple-profiles.html) > [@Maryamwm](#): > > Also, does it matter that each device has different Anki version? That depends on how far apart the versions are. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-all-devices/44560/6 "2024-06-17T03:18:54Z")
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