On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 12:16:48 AM UTC-6, Peter Bienstman wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> ~/.local/share/Mnemosyne should be the default Mnemosyne directory since many 
> versions ago, unless you start Mnemosyne from a directory which itself has a 
> 'mnemosyne' subdirectory, then it will use that. (This is for making the life 
> of the USB key people easier).
> 
> Once you have a database you want to keep on your linux server (perhaps even 
> by copying the database from your phone), delete \sdcard\Mnemosyne on your 
> phone and sync from scratch.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Peter 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:mnemosyne-
> > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected]
> > Sent: 12 November 2015 03:54
> > To: mnemosyne-proj-users <[email protected]>
> > Subject: [mnemosyne-proj-users] Re: Mnemosyne 2.3.4 released
> > 
> > On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 1:15:30 PM UTC-5, Peter Bienstman wrote:
> > > http://mnemosyne-proj.org/download-mnemosyne.php
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mnemosyne 2.3.4 : 2015-10-05
> > >
> > > -When importing another database with learning data, don't reset the
> > > creation and modification times of cards.
> > > -When switching card sets, no longer keep showing an unlearned card
> > > that was being asked when the switch took place, but give precedence to
> > scheduled cards.
> > > -Improve robustness of sync protocol.
> > > -When moving to a next card, kill the audio from the previous card.
> > > -Multiple media files per card now works in conjunction with the
> > > 'start' and 'stop' options.
> > > -When editing a card from the card browser, PgUp and PgDown no longer
> > > discard the changes (reported by vmixeen).
> > > -Fixed issue where creating clones of card types would sometimes clone
> > > the wrong card type.
> > > -Prefill tag behaviour plugin: don't update the last used tags when
> > > editing a card, only when adding new cards.
> > > -Better runtime documentation for the '(De)activate cards' dialog
> > > (requested by Matthias Ernst).
> > > -Allow Cntl-C to copy text from question if answer is showing
> > > (reported by Mathias Ernst).
> > > -Fix Windows-specific bug, where Mnemosyne would not notice that you
> > > were trying to open a backup and would not take the appropriate actions.
> > > -When running the sync server on e.g. a headless machine which does
> > > not have latex installed, don't waste time looking for updated latex 
> > > cards.
> > > -Fix regression where a currently active set would not show up as
> > > highlighed in the 'saved sets' panel when starting '(de)activate
> > > cards' (reported by Matthias Ernst).
> > > -Improve run-time help with respect to editing a saved set (requested
> > > by Mathias Ernst).
> > > -To work around bugs in Qt under Linux, media are also played using
> > > mplayer, just like under Windows (reported by Francesco Ariis).
> > > -Fix problems with not detecting autorepeat when pressing grade
> > > buttons (patch by Kilian Evang).
> > > -Fix RTL issues (reported by Mateusz Konieczny).
> > > -Fix potential bug when exporting clones of cloned card types.
> > 
> > I've been using Mnemosyne without (self-inflicted) problems for a while
> > now.  However, today when I tried syncing my Android phone with my Linux
> > computer, I got a note that the versions were incompatible.
> > 
> > I upgraded my Linux version of mnemosyne to v2.3.4 by installing the 
> > tarball,
> > and it seemed that I had lost all my cards.  After some googling, I was 
> > able to
> > run "mnemosyne -d ~/.local/share/mnemosyne", and then it seemed to
> > work fine.  However, it's not clear to me why it didn't work like it used 
> > to.  I
> > guess it was necessary to change the default directory, but it wasn't clear 
> > to
> > me what the new default is, and I didn't see anything about it in the 
> > Settings
> > menu.
> > 
> > The next thing I noticed was that when I tried to sync, the server side 
> > (Linux)
> > said "Sync failed, restoring from backup. The next sync will need to be a 
> > full
> > sync." while the client hung.  When I pressed "OK" on the server, the client
> > (Android) said "Sync cycle detected.  Sync through intermediate partner."
> > 
> > When I tried on a different phone with no history, it worked fine.
> > 
> > Should I just revert to the Linux version of my cards?  I went a couple 
> > months
> > without syncing so I'd lose some information, but at least I wouldn't lose 
> > any
> > cards.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Ben
> > 
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Thanks very much Peter, I didn't know about the "mnemosyne" subdirectory 
feature, and happened to be opening it where that subdirectory was present.  I 
followed the rest of your directions and everything is fixed now.

Thanks,
Ben

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