I have databases in icloud and dropbox. I want to migrate everything to a locally encrypted DevonThink database. Is there any easy way to do this?
Dropbox and iCloud are database sync-store locations
Your databases are located on a device; I centalized on my Mac with sync’d copies on my iPad
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To be honest, I am not sure of these terms.
The sync store means a syncronized copy is stored in dropbox and icloud?
The original is stored on my hard drives?
is that what you mean?
The sync-store has all the content, but is not a direct database copy
It’s only purpose is for use by Devonthink in syncing data
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how did you centralize? Drag and drop? A migration tool?
Back to your first post
Is your intent to replace the dropbox/iCloud sync-stores with a single sync-store
or no sync-store
yes. Like you, i want to have all files locally on my mac, and sync to my ipad. I will remove the icloud and dropbox locations.
To delete the sync-stores, right-click on the sync method, and select Clean Location
By “databases” do you mean collections of document files? Or do you mean literal databases?
I think you still have not understood the question. The sync store is not a database, it is a mechanism for syncing between two locations. What mechanism would you like to use to sync between the Mac and the iPad?
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you are correct. I do not understand these core concepts of DevonThink. I have tried, for years, to try to understand.
I use bonjour, enter the password in the ipad, then when the mobile@ipad name shows up, I click select the box beside the database local name.
I will try to clarify the concepts.
By default, your Devonthink databases are created locally on device. So I’m going to make the assumption when you said you have databases in iCloud and Dropbox, you are using these services to sync databases with your devices. You click the checkbox under the sync tab of Devonthink’s preference. You are not actually storing the databases on these services i.e. you are not storing .dtBase2 documents in iCloud drive or Dropbox (if you do please don’t).
When you create a database on your mac, the database is created and stored locally. When you use iCloud to sync this database to your iPad for example, another copy of your database is created locally in your iPad. Now you have two distinct copies. Neither is the original, they are copies of each other that sync up if and when you sync. If you turn off sync, the data remain on each of your devices independent of each other. Deleting files on either database doesn’t affect the other, deleting the entire database on your iPad doesn’t affect your copy on the Mac. iCloud and Dropbox act as intermediaries to sync these data.
If you don’t want to use iCloud or Dropbox to sync anymore, turn them off in your preference and clean the location. Again note this only stops the databases on your devices from communicating with each other, the data remain on device.
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thank you.
I have unchecked the boxes for icloud and dropbox.
Now I believe that nothing more (from this point) will sync to these locations FROM the master database stored on my local drive.
What does “clean location” actually do?
Correct, nothing more will sync to these locations
However, the old sync-stores have not been deleted; they still exist at the dropbox and iCloud locations
The “clean” operation deletes the sync-stores
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If I choose “remove location” from the right click menu when I select the location …
example the dropbox location
does that delete all the information in dropbox
or
does it only delete the reference to dropbox
In your previous comment you have also turned on bonjour. While your databases are not syncing via iCloud or Dropbox, they may still sync with bonjour if you leave it on. Take note on that.
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Make sure you only enable Bonjour on a single device; your Mac
Bonjour is a data sync option that requires no sync-store
It’s direct Mac <> iPad
sync via bonjour …
is bonjour another pathway to the internet?
Another way to sync to locations that I have unchecked?
How can this happen?
It only removes the reference, whigh is why cleaning before removal is suggested.
Bonjour is discussed in the Help, tutorials, and here…
No. It’s a strictly local-only network protocol. Any search engine will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about it.