# The difference between syncing via legacy and cloudkit

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/the-difference-between-syncing-via-legacy-and-cloudkit/61591>\
**Category:** DEVONthink To Go\
**Tags:** sync\
**Created:** [February 10, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/the-difference-between-syncing-via-legacy-and-cloudkit/61591 "2021-02-10T12:40:34Z")\
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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:** [March 14, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/the-difference-between-syncing-via-legacy-and-cloudkit/61591/26 "2021-03-14T16:58:45Z")

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> I’ve followed the (very very very short) “manual” @BLUEFROG provided in [this](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-migrate-from-icloud-legacy-to-icloud-cloudkit/61599/14) chat on the forum.

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> [@Moving from iCloud to CloudKit syncing](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/moving-from-icloud-to-cloudkit-syncing/61774):
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> There is no migration between sync locations. The sync methods don’t share data. Note: If you are switching to CloudKit, at this time we suggest syncing one database at a time as we try and gather information on two domain errors a few people have reported. If you are only syncing DEVONthink on a Mac… Enable the iCloud (CloudKit) sync location, entering an optional encryption key, if desired. Enable a database to sync. After the sync is finished, enable the next database to sync and repeat, …

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