Thanks for the help Lisa. On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:29:49 PM UTC-5, Lisa S wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Rixey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have MLO cloud sync capabilities. I have successfully synced from my >> phone to my desktop and vice-versa. The issue is that sometimes duplicate >> folders and tasks are created from syncing I don't know if this is coming >> from using templates or not or syncing to the wrong profiles or files. I >> think I'm a little confused about saved files and then profiles. >> > > This is most likely from using a template. What happens is that if a task > has the same name but different properties you can get a duplicate. > > Once you get this straightened out, you shouldn't have any trouble with > MLO keeping the tasks in sync without creating duplicates. This is an > unusual situation...hang in there and we can help you sort it out. > > >> I have a saved file on my desktop - Do I really need more than one file? >> > > No, you don't. You can have more than one but it complicates things and I > would say, stick with one unless you have a specific need. > > >> Shouldn't everything just be one file? >> >> I believe I also have files in the cloud. - Is that what I should be >> syncing with every time? Do I even need files on my desktop or phone. >> > > The file on your phone isn't something you can see...it's there but hidden > from you, and it's where all tasks are stored on your phone (doesn't need > internet to use). You need a file on your PC, where all of your tasks are > stored locally, while you are working with them. This way you can use MLO > on the PC without any sort of internet connection. Then finally you need a > cloud file (just one, where both Android and PC will both "meet" in the > middle. Other than naming it, right now you won't really be able to do > anything with it directly, it's modified by the sync processes of the two > machines. So if you create a task A on android, sync to the cloud, now the > cloud has A in it's file (but you can't look inside). Then you sync to the > PC, and A will be created in the PC file, where you can move it, complete > it, etc. When you sync back to cloud, those changes are made to the cloud's > version of A. Then when Android syncs, the changes are taken from the cloud > file and applied on Android. > >> >> And then I have profiles. - Profiles on my phone, and a profile on my >> desktop? I'm the only person using this program on my phone and desktop. >> Do I need to have different profiles? >> > > One Android profile corresponds to one cloud file and one desktop > file. No, stick with one profile, which you sync to the same data file as > you sync to on the OC. > > To resolve your duplication issues, you can either get everything in sync > and then combine things together, or what I would suggest is you can create > a new, blank (not from a template) profile on Android (unless there are > tasks on Android that you haven't synced yet). If the PC has all your > important tasks you might create a new cloud file as well. (rename the old > one for now). > > If you create a fresh cloud file and profile on Android, you can move > around your tasks / combine folders on the PC and then when you sync it > should work properly. > > pieces of time though. I've kept coming back to this thread though. >> Hopefully I haven't stepped on any one's shoes by posting onto this >> thread. Again any help would be greatly appreciated. >> > > No worries!! > >> >> -- > Lisa > > ------------------------------ > Lisa Stroyan, mailto: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >
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