I can no longer import anki decks. I tried downgrading, getting the latest anki, but it didn’t help. All I get is “unable to read file. It probably requires a new version of anki to import.” I have the latest version of anki: 23.12.1 (Apple silicone)

Disable your add-ons (Special fields was known to be the cause of this problem) and see if that helps Troubleshooting - Anki Manual Related discussions Won't let me import a deck into Anki after new update Can't Import Deck that was exported by 2.1.65 Problem with exporting/importing between mac…

"Unable to read file. It probably requires a new version of anki to import."

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NameLessGO February 26, 2024, 10:31pm 2

Disable your add-ons (Special fields was known to be the cause of this problem) and see if that helps
Troubleshooting - Anki Manual

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"Unable to read file. It probably requires a new version of anki to import."

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