DEVONthink to Go 4 on my iPad yesterday (I’ve had DEVONthink 4 Pro on my MacBook for awhile). It installed quickly and with no problems that I recognized and loaded all the sync files I had on DTTG 3. I set up sync with Bonjour (what I have been using all along) but it does not work. I can not get it to sync. I sync just one database and that is open on my MacBook, both my computer and iPad are on my home WiFi network and as I said the DTtG 4 settings on my iPad correctly show my MacBook.
Sorry you are having trouble … I suggest you start with the advice as referenced at DEVONtechnologies | FAQ. There are other articles there also which may help.
I double checked these items and I think all is fine. I changed my Bonjour password in case I had typed it incorrectly in DEVONthink to Go. At that point I also notice a port number showing so I changed that to automatic. There is no log activity showing syncs or attempted syncs either on my MacBook DT or my iPad DTtG. On the latter there is no indication that anything is happening. I sync only 1 database (called Current Work) and it is open on both DT and DTtG. I added a new file to that database on my MacBook so that it would easy to see when that went over.
Yes, I did. I deleted DTtG 3 after I had installed DTtG4. I noted that the files that were in DTtG3 showed in DTtG4 (I assume they were transferred – it was not a new sync) and then I did. After deleting DTtG3 from my iPad I rebooted it. A copy of DTtG3 still exists on my iPhone. I was planning to delete that as I never use it. I looked at it just now and there has been no recent activity there.
Yes, having different names can be a sign of a network or Bonjour confusion, and it is a likely reason your local DEVONthink sync is failing. DEVONthink relies heavily on precise local network hostname matching (harold sjursen@macbook-pro-4) via Bonjour, while AirDrop pulls its naming from your sharing settings or personal Contact card, which often mismatch if local hostnames append numbers due to network conflicts
Yes I did press the green plus icon and chose the MacBook-Pro-4 local network option, saved and typed in the Bonjour password I set in my MacBook. Sync still does not happen.
I have rebooted both devices (MacBook & iPad) as well as my cable router.
I hope someone can help me. I am soon to travel when I will need access to my current synced files on my iPad.
You could set up sync using iCloud as a temporary work-round and try to solve the original problem later. I tend to have both set up and switch between them according to need. And if I were travelling I would prefer iCloud because I could potentially upload material to the sync location that would then be accessible on another device (e.g. my phone).
