# Syncing process, will backup my add-ons or I should backup them manually? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [December 12, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-process-will-backup-my-add-ons-or-i-should-backup-them-manually/5725 "2020-12-12T10:12:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AnkiMonkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/ankimonkey/32/1892_2.png) [@AnkiMonkey](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/AnkiMonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-process-will-backup-my-add-ons-or-i-should-backup-them-manually/5725/1 "2020-12-12T10:12:29Z")
Hi, I’m going to reinstall my OS and all programs including Anki will be removed from my PC’s drive, After that; on the new fresh Windows, install it to use. But I wonder how to back up my add-ons list before delete or formatting my disk partition for new OS installation. if the Syncing process, backs up my add-ons as well or not and I should copy them manually and then import or paste them into the appropriate folder under Anki’s directory to work normally like now? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/abdo/32/654_2.png) [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-process-will-backup-my-add-ons-or-i-should-backup-them-manually/5725/2 "2020-12-12T10:43:29Z")
Add-ons are not synced. You should back up Anki’s data folder. See [https://docs.ankiweb.net/#/files?id=file-locations](https://docs.ankiweb.net/#/files?id=file-locations) for details about its location depending on your OS. ---
**Author:** ![PhilippeLavigne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@PhilippeLavigne](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/PhilippeLavigne)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-process-will-backup-my-add-ons-or-i-should-backup-them-manually/5725/3 "2021-07-20T14:10:25Z")
Hi, may I ask you a precision ? I am going to install anki on a new pc. I understand that if I synchronise my local anki with ankiweb, I should recover my collection but concerning the preferences and the add-ons, I need to use the anki folder. Is it possible just to copy the full folder from my old pc to my new one ? (may be the structure of the folders in my new pc will be not exactly the same as the one on my old pc ?) thanks for your help Philippe L ---
**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/abdo/32/654_2.png) [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-process-will-backup-my-add-ons-or-i-should-backup-them-manually/5725/4 "2021-07-20T15:35:55Z")
> [@PhilippeLavigne](#): > > Is it possible just to copy the full folder from my old pc to my new one ? Yes, I think this is possible because the structure of the folders is the same for all supported systems AFAIK. ---
**Author:** ![PhilippeLavigne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@PhilippeLavigne](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/PhilippeLavigne)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-process-will-backup-my-add-ons-or-i-should-backup-them-manually/5725/5 "2021-07-21T08:21:52Z")
Ok thank you I’ll do accordingly best Regrds Philippe ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/syncing-process-will-backup-my-add-ons-or-i-should-backup-them-manually/5725/6 "2023-05-01T04:58:40Z")