Syncing infinite upload

Hi,

I tried syncing my Anki desktop with Ankiweb, however, despite the deck I use having only twenty cards with just text entries, the sync goes on a loop like so:

Fri May 28 21:48:36 2021: Added: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:37 2021: Added: ⁨25⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:38 2021: Added: ⁨50⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:39 2021: Added: ⁨75⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:40 2021: Added: ⁨75⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:41 2021: Added: ⁨100⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:42 2021: Added: ⁨125⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:43 2021: Added: ⁨125⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩
Fri May 28 21:48:44 2021: Added: ⁨125⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Removed: ⁨0⁩↑ ⁨0⁩↓, Checked: ⁨25⁩

This causes more and more data to go onto the server without end.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Actually, however moderates this can close my request. It turns out that I had an extremely large cache of unused media. Deleting said media fixed everything.

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I have the same issue. I was wondering if you could please tell me where to find the unused media and then how to delete it?

Thanks

From the menus go to Tools → Check Media. You will see additional buttons at the bottom of the Check Media window if there are any issues. See the web page Media - Anki Manual for more information.

Thanks for the reply. I can’t access that option all of the top bar options are blacked out. Is there anything else I can do or do I just need to wait?

I’ve never seen the menus grayed out like that. What happens if you go back to the deck view in Anki (like when you first start it) and then go to the menus? Are they active then?

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I can’t change the app either. I have 2 windows open: one is the media sync which is just an infinite cycle which I can’t close and the app open but I can’t move around on the app either and the window is unclosable. I can’t even shut down my computer because of it :frowning:

You can always go to the Apple menu and choose Force Quit to close Anki

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Wow ok I’ve got it back thanks to the force quit. Now do I just delete all unused media?

Sure, give it a try. Does Tools → Check Media work now?

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Done! Thank you so much for your help!