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Anki 2.1.15 will not open/not responding

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David

02 Nov, 2019 03:19 PM

I downloaded the most recent version of anki on my Mac (OS X Catalina v10.15) in order to install the Amboss learning card add on. After the installation the anki software will not open and eventually I a window pops up saying anki is not responding. Any ideas on how to fix this?

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Damien Elmes on 02 Nov, 2019 10:13 PM

   

   Please try restarting your computer, and renaming your Anki data folder if the problem persists: https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual.html#file-locations

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2. 2 Posted by david fischer on 05 Nov, 2019 05:50 PM

   

   Hi Damien,

   I tried restarting my computer, renaming the Anki data folder and then
   restarting the computer again. The Anki software still will not open. I saw
   on reddit that Mac OS X Cantalina (v10.15) may not be compatible with Anki.
   Could this have something to do with it? I am a medical student and Anki is
   my primary tool of study so not having it is problematic. If there is
   anyway to make the software once again functional on my Mac I would
   greatly appreciate it. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions.

   David Fischer

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3. 3 Posted by Hussain on 05 Nov, 2019 07:07 PM

   

   I double clicked on the apliction and the timer symbol is displayed next to the mouse for a bit then goes away and the aplication doesnt open

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4. Support Staff 4 Posted by Damien Elmes on 06 Nov, 2019 12:01 AM

   

   Hi David,

   Anki is running fine on a Catalina installation here, so the issue may be something specific to your system. Please give the -alternate version on the website a go and see if that works for you.

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5. 5 Posted by david fischer on 06 Nov, 2019 01:53 AM

   

   Hi Damien,

   I already tried the alternate version before reaching out. Please let me
   know if you have any other thoughts. If not, thank you for your time. I
   appreciate your help.

   Best regards,

   David Fischer

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6. Support Staff 6 Posted by Damien Elmes on 06 Nov, 2019 09:37 PM

   

   If you start Anki from terminal.app using the following line, what does it print?

   /Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/Anki

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7. 7 Posted by Laura on 22 Jan, 2020 11:40 AM

   

   Mines doing the same thing! when i put the line into terminal it comes back with /Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/Anki
   -bash: /Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/Anki: No such file or directory

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8. Support Staff 8 Posted by Damien Elmes on 22 Jan, 2020 11:44 AM

   

   Please make sure you've dragged Anki from inside the .dmg to your Applications folder first.

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9. 9 Posted by Laura Murdoch on 24 Jan, 2020 07:57 PM

   

   Hi Damien,

   I can’t seem to do this
   I download the file and it appears in my downloads, I double click to expand the file, an application is created, I move it to applications folder, but it still won’t open

   Thanks,
   Laura

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10. Support Staff 10 Posted by Damien Elmes on 25 Jan, 2020 11:24 PM

    

    Hi Laura,

    Perhaps you added the app to your personal Applications folder instead of the system one? If that's the case, please add a ~ to the start of the terminal command, eg

    ~/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/Anki

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11. 11 Posted by Yasaman Sal on 25 Mar, 2020 05:43 PM

    

    Hi,
    You mentioned that it the file not responding may be due to adding the app to the personal Applications folder instead of the system one.
    How can I directly add it to the system one?

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12. Support Staff 12 Posted by Damien Elmes on 25 Mar, 2020 11:22 PM

    

    Please download the latest Anki, double click on it after downloading, and then when the icon and applications folder window pop up, drag the icon into the applications folder.

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13. 13 Posted by Asada on 26 Mar, 2020 12:06 PM

    

    I have same problem. I tried to open ankiapp.app & ankiapp.app/content/macos/ankiApp with terminal and i've get error -10810 ;(

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14. Support Staff 14 Posted by Damien Elmes on 27 Mar, 2020 06:03 AM

    

    Anki Ecosystem » AnkiApp is not part of the Anki ecosystem

    Please see

    AnkiApp is not part of the Anki ecosystem

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