Importing Anki Databases (.anki2)

AnkiDroid does not support directly importing Anki database (.anki2) files. A database import will replace your collection with the contents the provided file. If you want to perform a full replacement, you should import a collection[.apkg/.colpkg] created in the app with the export function.

Importing anki2 files manually

This is not officially supported, but .anki2 files can manually be imported if needed, in cases of troubleshooting for example:

  • Create a new folder on your Android file system
  • Obtain the full path to the folder as provided by your file manager, this will typically appear as: /storage/emulated/0/<FolderName>
  • Place the .anki2 file in the newly created folder
  • Rename the file to collection.anki2
  • (If applicable) Temporarily log out of your AnkiWeb account: Settings - AnkiDroid - AnkiWeb account
  • Open Settings - Advanced - AnkiDroid Directory and set the AnkiDroid Directory to the newly created folder.