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docs: update anki-console location for Anki 25.07+ (fix #435)
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### Windows

If you start Anki via the `anki-console.bat` file in `C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Anki` (or `C:\Program Files\Anki`), a
If you start Anki via the `anki-console.exe` file (or `anki-console.bat` file for Anki versions before 25.07) in `C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Anki` (or `C:\Program Files\Anki`), a
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  1. Could you please split this into separate lines so that no character exceeds 80 columns?
  2. I know you didn't change the path here but I'm wondering if C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Anki should be changed to %LocalAppData%\Programs\Anki to make it consistent with docs: update anki-consol.exe anki-manual#458.

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I agree with your comments and I think I changed it accordingly to it. Looks good?

separate console window will appear.

### macOS

Open Terminal.app, then enter the following text and hit enter:

For Anki 25.07 and later, enter

```
/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/launcher
```

For Anki versions before 25.07, enter

```
/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/anki
```
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