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Drilled holes too wide for drywall anchors- how to fix?

I drilled holes for drywall anchors too wide - so now the anchor and the screw is loose. How do I fix this?
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How do you know when and where it is safe to drill into a wall?

Lots of home projects involve cutting or drilling through walls (everything from nails, screws, or hooks to mount things to cutting through drywall and drilling through studs to run wire). In ...
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Is there a technique or tool for consistently placing drywall screws correctly?

Is there a special technique or tool for consistently placing drywall screws correctly? I'm using a standard Dewalt DWD115K (with no auto-stop mechanism) so I'm usually paranoid of going too deep ...