sharing file between sites

[korm]

@megapode

The database is on dropbox. I would like to open it simultaneously at the office - still me, not shared with anyone. I’m content to buy another copy of DTPO if necessary. Is this what i need to do. I like the functionality and am much less bothered about the cost.

Storing a database on Dropbox is the best way to destroy your data. It might not have happened yet, but it will. Dropbox is not designed for simultaneous sharing of files, it does not support the technology necessary for this purpose. Nor is DEVONthink designed for multiple simultaneous users of a database – no matter where the database is stored.

For additional advice, see this thread. First, remove the database from Dropbox as Bill DeVille explains.

Accessing DT from several machines, advice? (noob level)

The OP asked me to comment. The most important step is to remove the DEVONthink databases themselves from the Dropbox folder. I would treat this quite simply, by the following steps: On each Mac: Quit the DEVONthink application. (Avoid copying open databases.) In the Finder, Command-click on the DEVONthink databases (their filename extension is .dtBase2) to select all of them. (Command-click allows non-contiguous selection of multiple files.) Hold down the Option key while dragging th…