# Smart Rules Syncing?

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013>\
**Category:** DEVONthink\
**Tags:** devonthink3, sync\
**Created:** [March 2, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013 "2020-03-02T02:04:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013/1 "2020-03-02T02:04:04Z")

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I’d love to be able to sync Smart Rules between my various computers running DT3. I’ve seen that a few people ask about this in the past, and were told that it wasn’t, but that it may be on the way. Curiously, is it available yet, as I haven’t been able to find it, if it is?

Cheers

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**Author:** ![sjk](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/sjk/32/32_2.png) [@sjk](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/sjk)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013/2 "2020-03-02T03:49:57Z")

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Not possible, and most recently (afaik):

> [@Global smart groups that are edited cannot be moved](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/global-smart-groups-that-are-edited-cannot-be-moved/50868/6):
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> You could either export your smart rules and import them on the other Macs or simply copy the file ~/Library/Application Support/DEVONthink 3/SmartRules.plist from one Mac to the other.

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**Author:** ![kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013/3 "2020-03-02T04:42:26Z")

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I exported/imported them, and that worked perfectly. Maybe I’ll created a shared sync folder, and keep them current that way.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Amontillado](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@Amontillado](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Amontillado)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013/4 "2022-12-08T02:48:32Z")

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I’m not bold enough to try this, as tempting as it is.

Could you add ~/Library/Application Support/DEVONthink 3/SmartRules.plist as an indexed file to the global database?

Would that create automatic syncing of smart rules across machines, or would it create an apocalypse of biblical proportions?

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013/5 "2022-12-08T13:01:27Z")

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And the Lord spake unto His people saying, _”Thou shalt not index and synchronize resources that may be in use on multiple machines or it will surely lead to Sheol.”_

_(Somewhere in Leviticus, I think)_  
😉

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**Author:** ![stuartro](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@stuartro](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/stuartro)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013/6 "2023-11-05T12:12:27Z")

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Good thing I checked the DT forum today as I experienced the same “temptation” this morning and was considering indexing SmartRules.plist.

Seems that, indeed, “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man” 🙂

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**Author:** ![JPC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@JPC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/JPC)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rules-syncing/54013/7 "2024-09-17T05:17:52Z")

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> [@Global smart groups that are edited cannot be moved](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/global-smart-groups-that-are-edited-cannot-be-moved/50868/6):
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> ~/Library/Application Support/DEVONthink 3/SmartRules.plist

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