The two Macs are logged in with different Apple IDs.
I don’t want to log into my work computer with my personal Apple ID, but I want to access the DT database from both my personal and work computer. So a few months ago I set it up that way per our conversation here: Sync to work computer while maintaining privacy - #6 by BLUEFROG
Was the database actually synchronized from Mac 1 to 2 before updating the indexed items? The sync should rename the group and update its path so that updating indexed items works as expected afterwards.
Is there anything shown in the Activity window? A screenshot of Preferences > Sync would be useful too. BTW: The easiest way to create screenshots is via Cmd-Shift-3 or Cmd-Shift-4.
One weird thing is with the File menu selected like in the previous post, I can toggle the Synchronize Database sub-menu item where it’s not greyed out if I press the Shift key.
Hi, maybe I misunderstood when I set up the database per this thread:
I don’t have that checkbox checked because I assumed both Macs had to be on the same iCloud account for me to check it. Mac1 is my personal Mac logged in with my personal iCloud id. Mac2 is a work Mac logged in with a work iCloud id.
So if I understand this right, files on the Code database have been syncing because every group in the Code db is indexed, and sync is happening through the shared iCloud folder between the two Apple ids (and thus DT on each Mac).
But for renaming groups via DT to work, I need to check the sync checkbox for Code even though the Macs with the Code DB are different apple ids? Or alternatively rename in Finder and let the change sync that way?
Let me know if I’m not understanding the situation correctly.
Thanks,
Joe
If the machines are signed into different Apple IDs, they are syncing to their own alloted space on Apple’s servers. They cannot and will not sync together.
Renaming the indexed group or folder should propagate between machines.
Renaming the indexed group or folder should propagate between machines.
I guess that brings us back to the start of this thread where (at least for me on my machines and configuration mentioned above), renaming an indexed group in DT on one Mac renames the indexed folder on each Mac, but isn’t reflected in the DT group on the other Mac .
But I don’t do it often, and can work around it.
I’m curious if you’ve been able to replicate the problem.