Duplicate Database on Second Mac

DEVONthink
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I opened an existing database on my laptop and added an indexed file. I did not duplicate, or create a new database. This morning I logged into my desktop and I have two databases with the same UUID and a log file populated with “Duplicate database UUID.” entries.
I checked my Finder, and there is now a second database file in my home folder with the same name, that only contains the new indexed folder. The original database is in my home folder in a folder called “Databases” with all my other databases tucked in.
I will move the folder over to the right database and “Clean” the new one, but I don’t know why a new database was created in this scenario.
I am using CloudKit Sync. DTG3

I saw this entry: Douplicate UUID problem on sync after moving databases - But it still doesn’t explain why a new database was created.

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It shouldn’t. Did you rename or move the existing database while it was in use?

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I did not. I just added a folder to index. That was my only interaction.

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What’s the full path of the indexed folder?

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iCloud/iWriter/Obsidian

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A screenshot File > Database Properties… of both databases might be useful, thanks.

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I already moved and cleaned the duplicate database and everything seems to be working well.

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The other one would have been Home Folder > Suitcase.dtBase2.

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Is a verification of the database successful?

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Yes it verifies.
Everything is back to normal now. I am sorry I fixed it before you could test it.

I am just wondering if there was something that forces a database to the home folder even if the existing database is in another.

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So far this is the first report of its kind ever, therefore please let us know if this should happen again.

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I had a similar issue when updating Indexed files & folders after adding a file to one of the Indexed folders: duplicate files listed. In fact, the Index showed multiple duplicates. This was a couple of weeks ago now, and I corrected it by rebuilding the database and deleting the old database. I only report it now to let you know that this is not a completely isolated event. Mac-Mojave10.14.6, DT3.6.3

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Thanks for the info! However, this is a different issue actually. Certain actions can indeed cause duplicates but it’s hard to tell without additional details or screenshots what exactly happened.