# \#devonthinktogo3

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## [Special Inbox Showing up Only on Iphone](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/special-inbox-showing-up-only-on-iphone/86860)

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**Author:** [@frannie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/frannie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/special-inbox-showing-up-only-on-iphone/86860 "2026-05-04T21:28:45Z")

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Just synchronized my database with my iPhone and I have an inbox as a “special” type. It doesn’t appear on my iPad, laptop or desktop. How can I delete it?

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## [Key encryption make me crazy ... DT3 DTTG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/key-encryption-make-me-crazy-dt3-dttg/84920)

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**Author:** [@Bizcom](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Bizcom)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/key-encryption-make-me-crazy-dt3-dttg/84920 "2025-09-01T07:44:55Z")

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Hello, and thank you in advance. A link to the answer will suffice. I am trying to synchronize DT with iCloud (both of them), but I keep getting a key error. I have already changed the key three times, on my Mac and iP…

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## [DTTG tags behaving badly](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-tags-behaving-badly/84630)

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**Author:** [@pfarrelle](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/pfarrelle)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-tags-behaving-badly/84630 "2025-08-08T15:06:37Z")

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I haven’t looked at my tags on DTTG recently, but was perplexed when the tags didn’t show in the info panel, even though they are present back at my Mac. To test, I just created a simple text file in DTTG and added a pr…

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## [File Encoding Problem with HTML Files on DTTG (only)](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/file-encoding-problem-with-html-files-on-dttg-only/84623)

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**Author:** [@pico\_prob](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/pico_prob)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/file-encoding-problem-with-html-files-on-dttg-only/84623 "2025-08-05T15:28:34Z")

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Hi everybody! I am using a simple declutter and edit/save html firefox plugin to save interesting web content. This works fine (most of the time) except for one issue: The output HTML file has an encoding problem on DT…

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## [Cannot add pdf on iPad](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/cannot-add-pdf-on-ipad/84260)

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**Author:** [@rparvu](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/rparvu)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/cannot-add-pdf-on-ipad/84260 "2025-07-17T18:44:44Z")

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Hi I understand that the only way to add a PDF on iPad is to copy it on the Finder app. Nevertheless, it seems that even if i enabled DEVONthink for Finder, I still cannot do it as when trying to copy it, I get the fol…

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## [Will I receive an update to DEVONthink To Go 4 if I buy version 3 now?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/will-i-receive-an-update-to-devonthink-to-go-4-if-i-buy-version-3-now/84116)

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**Author:** [@smiling](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/smiling)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/will-i-receive-an-update-to-devonthink-to-go-4-if-i-buy-version-3-now/84116 "2025-07-02T13:34:22Z")

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Hello everyone, Similar to neatcat: I understand there will be a version 4 of DTTG one day, and that v3 is already compatible with Desktop v4 (apart from the mentioned limits, like versioning if I understood right). M…

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## [Fresh new global inbox for DT3 and DTTG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/fresh-new-global-inbox-for-dt3-and-dttg/83568)

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**Author:** [@r2d2](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/r2d2)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/fresh-new-global-inbox-for-dt3-and-dttg/83568 "2025-06-18T03:46:26Z")

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I stopped using DT3 and DTTG for over a year and am back on the wagon. I read Don’t Use DEVONthink as a Junk Drawer and realized that’s exactly what I was doing. I would like to start a fresh global inbox for DT3 and DTT…

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## [Anlegen eines neuen Speicherorts in DTTG nicht möglich](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/anlegen-eines-neuen-speicherorts-in-dttg-nicht-moglich/83771)

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**Author:** [@StefanEb](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/StefanEb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/anlegen-eines-neuen-speicherorts-in-dttg-nicht-moglich/83771 "2025-06-07T09:24:52Z")

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Hi, in DTTG möchte ich einen neeuen Speicherort (WebDAV) erreichen, der über DT auf dem Mac angelegt und funktionsfähig ist. In DTTG lege ich en synchstore (mit denslben Daten wie auf dem Mc) an, drühe Speichern, er ers…

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## [Improved drag + drop experience on iPadOS](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/improved-drag-drop-experience-on-ipados/83272)

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**Author:** [@tomka](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/tomka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/improved-drag-drop-experience-on-ipados/83272 "2025-04-26T20:02:46Z")

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Sometimes I like to / need to use split view on iPadOS to organize my files. And then maybe it looks like this: In this situation, if I let go of the drag, what do you think will happen? The answer is, that the “My …

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## [DT3 what if I don't update to DT4](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dt3-what-if-i-dont-update-to-dt4/83023)

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**Author:** [@DavidD59](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/DavidD59)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dt3-what-if-i-dont-update-to-dt4/83023 "2025-04-21T08:33:12Z")

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Hello, I may not be able to update to DT4 (it cost a little bit to much for things I won’t use), but how will it work with DevonThinkToGo ? Will it continue to work? Should I stay at the current version of DTTG ? or s…

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## [Filtering by tags in the iOS app?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/filtering-by-tags-in-the-ios-app/82555)

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**Author:** [@easterbunny](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/easterbunny)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/filtering-by-tags-in-the-ios-app/82555 "2025-03-30T00:29:14Z")

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I created a new database and imported, organised and tagged all my files into the Mac app. I set up iCloud sync with the iOS app and confirmed that I can view all files and see their tags (the database is set to always d…

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## [Massive accidental deletion of files: Only backup is unpackaged...?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/massive-accidental-deletion-of-files-only-backup-is-unpackaged/82526)

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**Author:** [@2albion](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/2albion)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/massive-accidental-deletion-of-files-only-backup-is-unpackaged/82526 "2025-03-28T19:22:01Z")

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Yikes! I discovered that thousands of files across multiple databases have somehow been deleted in a random manner, and aren’t restorable from Time Machine. When I go to my other backup service, I get an unpackaged versi…

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## [Announcing Funnel, a quick capture iOS app for DEVONthink (and other apps)](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/announcing-funnel-a-quick-capture-ios-app-for-devonthink-and-other-apps/81847)

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**Author:** [@dharam](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/dharam)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/announcing-funnel-a-quick-capture-ios-app-for-devonthink-and-other-apps/81847 "2025-02-25T01:27:28Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve recently released a major update to my iOS app, Funnel. Funnel is a simple and powerful quick capture app, which sends your captures directly to your favorite apps. Funnel integrates natively with DEV…

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## [DTTG does not save web pages as markdown, web archive, or pdf](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-does-not-save-web-pages-as-markdown-web-archive-or-pdf/80673)

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**Author:** [@Eurypterus](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Eurypterus)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-does-not-save-web-pages-as-markdown-web-archive-or-pdf/80673 "2025-02-11T09:40:23Z")

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Hi Devontechnologies! DTTG 3.8.6 on iOS 17.6.1 does not save web pages as markdown, web archive, or pdf when ‘Options’ \> ‘Send As’ is set to ‘automatic’ on the share sheet and DTTG is selected as the destination in Safa…

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## [A working sync got corrupted… again!](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/a-working-sync-got-corrupted-again/82069)

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**Author:** [@maikr](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/maikr)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/a-working-sync-got-corrupted-again/82069 "2025-02-10T14:21:27Z")

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After years of using DevonThink on MacOS, iOS and iPadOS I’m done. DevonTech failed to create a reliable mobile app including a stable web clipper. Before you show your loyal fan colors, let me explain. There’s a lot o…

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## [Setting up DT & DTTG with items already saved in DTTG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/setting-up-dt-dttg-with-items-already-saved-in-dttg/81999)

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**Author:** [@raeyning](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/raeyning)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/setting-up-dt-dttg-with-items-already-saved-in-dttg/81999 "2025-01-24T06:03:19Z")

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Hi, I’ve had DT & DTTG for awhile now but have been too intimidated to figure out where to start so I’m making the effort to dive in. However, I’ve been using DTTG some on occasion to clip websites. I’ve not yet made a…

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## [DTTG on IPad Pro M4 horriffically slow](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-on-ipad-pro-m4-horriffically-slow/81753)

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**Author:** [@thor](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/thor)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-on-ipad-pro-m4-horriffically-slow/81753 "2025-01-07T13:48:31Z")

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Probably something I have configured wrong, maybe someone can point me in the right direction. I use DTP on a M3 MacBook Pro as my main database. It’s syncing with an iPad Pro M4 via the CloudKit. My internal LAN is 5g …

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## [Different rendering of CSS Style in DT3 and DTTG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/different-rendering-of-css-style-in-dt3-and-dttg/79358)

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**Author:** [@Yana\_B](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Yana_B)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/different-rendering-of-css-style-in-dt3-and-dttg/79358 "2024-12-07T09:09:32Z")

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I use usually markdown in my work and I set the same css style for rendering it in DT3 and DTTG. But the same markdown-document render different in DT3 and DTTG. For example, marked checkboxes in DTTG look more notice…

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## [DTTG setting not visible/accessible?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-setting-not-visible-accessible/79693)

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**Author:** [@cnaehle](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cnaehle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-setting-not-visible-accessible/79693 "2024-10-05T08:12:15Z")

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Hi, I recently upgraded to an iPhone 15 Pro, and (no causality assumed) realized that syncing with my NAS stored database does not work as it should. I also rebuild the database in my MacBook recently. However, the se…

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## [DEVONthink academic workflow incl. Obsidian, PDF Expert, Zotero and Scrivener](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-academic-workflow-incl-obsidian-pdf-expert-zotero-and-scrivener/77036)

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**Author:** [@Marta](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Marta)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonthink-academic-workflow-incl-obsidian-pdf-expert-zotero-and-scrivener/77036 "2024-08-06T11:15:54Z")

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Hi there, new DT Pro user here :wave: I’ve read a great deal of posts on this forum, searched the web and watched some YouTube videos but I still struggle to figure out how to use DT, and, most of all, how to integrate i…

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## [How to create and maintain a General Index?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-create-and-maintain-a-general-index/80280)

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**Author:** [@maikr](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/maikr)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-create-and-maintain-a-general-index/80280 "2024-08-01T10:37:40Z")

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I was wondering, how can I create and maintain a General Index? So one large index that contains titles, keywords and meta data of all databases I use with DT? Even when they are closed / offline. In my case I’m using t…

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## [3384 items left to be uploaded notification](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/3384-items-left-to-be-uploaded-notification/77838)

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**Author:** [@joshgibson](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/joshgibson)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/3384-items-left-to-be-uploaded-notification/77838 "2024-07-10T03:09:42Z")

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Every time I open DTTG on my phone, I see a little triangle on the cloud icon at the bottom with the message, “3384 items left to be uploaded”. I’ve tried using smart groups to look for ghosts or other empty files on my…

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## [Der Lesenmodus von PDF](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/der-lesenmodus-von-pdf/67846)

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**Author:** [@matthias](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/matthias)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/der-lesenmodus-von-pdf/67846 "2024-07-06T20:39:13Z")

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Wie kann man beim Lesen den markierten Teil verschwinden lassen, wenn ich keinen Notiz machen sondern nur lesen will?

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## [Shortcut “Add URL to DEVONthink \[and DEVONthink To Go\] Reading List”](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/shortcut-add-url-to-devonthink-and-devonthink-to-go-reading-list/80066)

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**Author:** [@mjg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mjg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/shortcut-add-url-to-devonthink-and-devonthink-to-go-reading-list/80066 "2024-07-05T03:52:35Z")

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Sometimes I want to add a web page URL to DEVONthink or DEVONthink To Go’s Reading List without clipping the bookmark into any particular database, including the Global Inbox. This shortcut tries to do just that when sha…

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## [kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork 301 on Strato HiDrive -WebDAV](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/kcferrordomaincfnetwork-301-on-strato-hidrive-webdav/79948)

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**Author:** [@jmschulze](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jmschulze)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/kcferrordomaincfnetwork-301-on-strato-hidrive-webdav/79948 "2024-06-25T15:30:35Z")

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Dear Community, after years of flawless synchronization via WebDAV and a syncstore on Strato HiDrive, that setup ceased operations in the night from last Thursday to Friday. What worked fine on Thursday evening, would t…

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## [DTTG will not sync with DT3](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-will-not-sync-with-dt3/79931)

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**Author:** [@redynStruC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/redynStruC)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg-will-not-sync-with-dt3/79931 "2024-06-20T03:08:07Z")

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I have a database called Evernote saved on my Mac running Sonoma 14.5. In DT3, I went to DEVONthink3 \> Settings \> Sync, created an iCloud (CloudKit) location and picked “Evernote” as the LOCAL database. In DTTG on my i…

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## [Creating always visible links (e.g., to websites) in PDF margins in DT3 and DTTG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/creating-always-visible-links-e-g-to-websites-in-pdf-margins-in-dt3-and-dttg/77510)

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**Author:** [@bioinfx](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bioinfx)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/creating-always-visible-links-e-g-to-websites-in-pdf-margins-in-dt3-and-dttg/77510 "2024-06-15T11:50:53Z")

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Hi! I’m looking for a way to annotate PDFs where I can insert a visible link (i.e., I always know that the link is there without having to interact with it) that ideally doesn’t have to be associated with text that alre…

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## [Back Button Disappears in DTTG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/back-button-disappears-in-dttg/72096)

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**Author:** [@ehbarnet](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/ehbarnet)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/back-button-disappears-in-dttg/72096 "2024-06-08T08:27:45Z")

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Hi, I’ve noticed that the back button disappears if I open a file (generally a pdf) in DTTG and then close DTTG, either because I’m using another app or I’ve closed my iPad. To see it again, I need to close DTTG and rel…

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## [Possible to group Reading List files?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/possible-to-group-reading-list-files/68963)

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**Author:** [@jprint714](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jprint714)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/possible-to-group-reading-list-files/68963 "2024-05-21T18:24:19Z")

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I’m exploring the Reading List, and am wondering if there’s any way to group files that I add to it, i.e., through Smart Group or a regular group in conjunction with a Smart Rule – or anything else. If so, how can one s…

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## [Please help, I just bought the devonthink to go (Yes, I already had devonthink 3 on my Mac), and I can't find any databases in my "Sync Location" but inboxes which can sync](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/please-help-i-just-bought-the-devonthink-to-go-yes-i-already-had-devonthink-3-on-my-mac-and-i-cant-find-any-databases-in-my-sync-location-but-inboxes-which-can-sync/79680)

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**Author:** [@HoyiousXBfamily](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/HoyiousXBfamily)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/please-help-i-just-bought-the-devonthink-to-go-yes-i-already-had-devonthink-3-on-my-mac-and-i-cant-find-any-databases-in-my-sync-location-but-inboxes-which-can-sync/79680 "2024-05-18T17:34:35Z")

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This really strange, there are screenshot. See! My databases have already synced into my Icloud via devonthink on my Mac, but I can’t see them in devonthink to go except inboxes.

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