# When adding a new card, the "back" part does not reset

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-adding-a-new-card-the-back-part-does-not-reset/12753>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 29, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-adding-a-new-card-the-back-part-does-not-reset/12753 "2021-08-29T05:41:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![JMed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JMed](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/JMed)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-adding-a-new-card-the-back-part-does-not-reset/12753/1 "2021-08-29T05:41:22Z")

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I’ve had this problem for a few days. I have added a card and the “back” part does not reset itself. What I mean by reset is that it won’t delete the info that I put on the back side of the card. It stays there and I have to delete the information manually. I am not tech savvy so I have never messed with the settings on anki. I recently downloaded the newest patch and tried opening and closing the application to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![cqg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@cqg](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cqg)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-adding-a-new-card-the-back-part-does-not-reset/12753/2 "2021-08-29T09:28:43Z")

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Maybe you have sticky fields activated. That feature can be toggled on/off from the editing screen (pin icon)

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**Author:** ![JMed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JMed](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/JMed)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-adding-a-new-card-the-back-part-does-not-reset/12753/3 "2021-08-30T04:50:20Z")

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You were correct. I turned off the sticky field. I appreciate your advice. I feel relieved. So much manual work saved.

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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, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-adding-a-new-card-the-back-part-does-not-reset/12753/4 "2023-05-01T04:53:17Z")

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