FSRS + AnKing + Step 1 → Step 2 Transition: Deck Separation, AnkiHub Overwrites, Retention Settings, and Vacation Mode — Need Architecture Advice

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  1. Yes, that would work, but I recommend copying the preset from step one and renaming it to step 2 so you do not have to start with a new, default FSRS profile. If you start from scratch, the settings will revert to the default and won’t be optimized for you. Copying your step one settings and simply adjusting your desired retention will be much more accurate for your needs. Just as a heads-up, there isn’t a significant difference in workload between a 0.80-0.85 and a 0.90 retention rate.
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  1. FSRS will do its best to reschedule these cards efficiently. However, if you have a significant number of cards with an interval of over 180 days, you will likely notice an increase in your workload. Reducing the maximum interval from 365 days to 180 days can bring a lot of cards into your daily reviews. There isn’t really a way around this, as it acts as a hard cap on the maximum interval, but I think it should still be very manageable.
  1. There are two main ways to protect fields in AnkiHub:
  • On the AnkiHub Website (Protects a field for all cards):

This method protects a specific field across your entire deck. It’s best for fields like “Lecture Notes,” as that field does not typically receive updates from our team. We recommend making your personal annotations there.

Here’s a tutorial: How to Manage Protected Fields

  • Within Anki (Protects a field for a single card):

This method protects a field on a specific card only. It is recommended for fields like “Text" and “Extra”, which often receive updates. However, keep in mind that you need to do this manually for each specific card.

To do this:

  1. Go to the Anki Browser, right-click on the desired card, and select the “Protect Fields” option.
  2. Choose the field you want to protect, and then click “OK”.

Unfortunately, as you can see, there is no way to automatically filter the cards you’ve edited. You have to search for them manually and protect them individually. We also run into a minor conflict here: the Text and Extra fields are the ones that receive content updates. If you protect them globally, you will not receive any content updates for those fields on any card. If you protect them for specific cards, you will not receive content updates for those specific cards either. If you want the most up-to-date content, it is incompatible with protecting the Text and Extra fields.

If you’d like, you can follow either of these steps to protect your fields, but you must do this as soon as you subscribe to the deck on AnkiHub and before syncing anything on your local Anki app.

  • Is this the correct order? The correct order is to first log in to ankihub.net, subscribe to the deck, and protect the fields there (or protect them individually in Anki before syncing with AnkiHub). Then, you go to your Anki app, download the AnkiHub add-on, log in, and sync.

  • Is protection fully reversible? Yes, you can unprotect fields at any time.

  • Will moving Step 2 cards to a different deck interfere with AnkiHub syncing? No. Content updates are made based on the card’s ID, so you can organize your subdecks however you want.

  • Does AnkiHub ever override deck placement? No.

  • Leave deck placement alone? Yes.
  • Or move them back to the original structure on sync? No, AnkiHub does not mess with your deck or subdeck organization. Once you have installed the AnkiHub add-on, click on it on the main Anki screen and go to Deck Management. There, you can select a destination deck for any new cards that are downloaded for the deck. This is the only setting that dictates deck placement.

Let me know if you need help with anything else! :blush: