# Updating to Anki 2.1 scheduler changes the number of cards to practice in a weird way

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**Created:** [April 2, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/updating-to-anki-2-1-scheduler-changes-the-number-of-cards-to-practice-in-a-weird-way/18761 "2022-04-02T11:55:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![big.smile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@big.smile](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/big.smile)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/updating-to-anki-2-1-scheduler-changes-the-number-of-cards-to-practice-in-a-weird-way/18761/1 "2022-04-02T11:55:22Z")

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Here is how my deck looks before updating to Anki 2.1 scheduler.

![Screen Shot 2022-04-02 at 12.46.24](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/3/3214b084fad26230016bcfbfe51240f46505ad7b.jpeg)

As you can see there are 32 cards to practice + 6 new cards to learn. (7+2+9+2+9+3 = 32)

This is what happens when I update to the Anki 2.1 scheduler  
 ![Screen Shot 2022-04-02 at 12.46.39](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/d/d4818c550602ab5f81cfd99d9fefb7f5d56e49b1.jpeg)

Now there are 234 cards to practise. I don’t see how that is possible. As it still lists the same numbers for the individual decks (7+2+9+2+9+3 does not equal 234)

I undid the update and I am now back on the older Anki 2.0 scheduler. However, I’m not sure what to do. I understand AnkiMobile will no longer work with the older Anki 2.0 scheduler\*. But I don’t want to have to practice 234 cards. That’s just too much for me to do.

Any ideas? Thank you.

\*Note: Although the screenshots are from AnkiDesktop, AnkiMobile is the device I use the most, so compatibility with that is important to me.

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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:** [April 4, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/updating-to-anki-2-1-scheduler-changes-the-number-of-cards-to-practice-in-a-weird-way/18761/2 "2022-04-04T05:18:19Z")

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My guess is you have small daily limits set on the subdecks, and overdue cards. The V2 scheduler ignores the limits of child decks when you click on a parent. If you want them honored, I recommend you jump straight to V3. [The 2021 scheduler - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/the-2021-scheduler.html)

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**Author:** ![big.smile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@big.smile](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/big.smile)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/updating-to-anki-2-1-scheduler-changes-the-number-of-cards-to-practice-in-a-weird-way/18761/3 "2022-04-12T11:49:19Z")

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Thanks! I finally got around to trying this and it worked, so thanks for the help!

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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:** [May 1, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/updating-to-anki-2-1-scheduler-changes-the-number-of-cards-to-practice-in-a-weird-way/18761/4 "2023-05-01T04:26:01Z")

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