Data Bases Vanished after Moving to Tahoe and/or Setting Up Time Machine Back Ups

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I’m not sure whether they were gone upon upgrade to Tahoe or on setting up Time Machine.

Running DT 3.9.14

Macbook Pro on Tahoe 26.2

Both “Open Databases” and “Recent Databases” are grayed out and show no databases under either category.

Please advise.

Thanks — JM

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Best to go to the folder in Finder to where you stored the databases.

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Thanks for the get back. Sorry for the rudimentary question, but then what do I do to get them back in action in Devon Think?

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Double click, I guess.

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menu: File → Open … and then navigate to it, or double click in Finder the database package that you found.

What was the specific location that you found the database package? Hopefully not in a folder synced with a cloud service. I keep all my database packages in ~/Documents/DEVONthink/ folder. And hopefully with the upgrade macOS disk optimisation remains turned off.

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Both @chrillek and @rmschne are correct here.

Also, note version 3 is now in maintenance and will be retired at some point in the future. Version 4 is the active focus of development and we suggest moving to it sooner rather than later, if hardware permits it (and your machine does as you’re on macOS Tahoe).

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Thanks everyone. Another rudimentary question. Why would I not want it in a folder synced with a cloud service? Isn’t everyone’s whole mac desktop synched with icloud at this point?

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Why would I not want it in a folder synced with a cloud service?

Because it’s not data-safe for our databases. This is clearly stated in the Getting Started > Building Your Database > Database Location.

Isn’t everyone’s whole mac desktop synched with icloud at this point?

100% no. Many people don’t do this and it’s not something we advocate either.

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Certainly not for me: it’s the very last thing I’d want. (Sorry, not constructively adding anything to the thread save for sheer horror at the idea!) :grin:

Stephen

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It’s probably not safe for any database.

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God forbid. Why would I let Apple take over my data? Or any cloud provider?

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Okay I will have to have a word with my supposed tech guru. Thanks again everyone. JM

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Why would you? If space is an issue, an external hard drive is cheaper and more secure. If you want a remote backup, a true backup service is comparably priced and more secure.

Cloud services are very useful for working on material across multiple devices. They are not nearly robust enough to “fire and forget” by sharing everything with them.

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