Hi Dwight, Thank you for the tips. I think what I ran into is when I just installed MLO mobile I didn't create a blank profile before my first sync. So all the tutorial stuff was added to the cloud and it wanted to add it to my PC data file.
The problem was I didn't know the direction so it was hard to diagnose. I would suggest the overwrite protection dialog should be updated to to explain what direction the conflict is. It seems like the terms added/deleted are relative to the local file, so adding something as simple as "If you proceed the following changes will be applied to your local file" would work. Also, while I am sharing, there is a small bug in the Synchronization setup dialog box. After running a sync from inside the dialog using "Sync now" the the "Last Synchronized" value isn't updated on the profile making it seem like the the sync didn't happen. Thanks! d On Monday, July 1, 2013 6:55:31 AM UTC-7, Dwight Arthur wrote: > > Hi, David. > > I’m not really sure what’s happening to you, but I can make some guesses. > I could easily be totally wrong but maybe my guesses will help you figure > it out. > > > > I’m guessing that the cloud file you are syncing with has a lot of stuff > in it that’s not in your local file. For example, maybe it would have > somebody else’s tasks, or a copy of your tasks from a long time ago. If > that’s the case, then the warning you are getting would be telling you that > a bidirectional sync will add all those unwanted tasks to your local file. > A local-to-remote sync will ensure that all of your tasks are really in the > cloud file but it would do nothing to remove the unwanted tasks. > > > > If this were happening to me I would go into the cloud sync setup and > create a new sync profile. (After, of course, making a backup copy of my > local file.) I would explore the available cloud files in my cloud sync ID > to see if any of them matched my local file better than the one currently > being used. (Mainly you can do this by checking item counts.) I would > probably end up ignoring all of the existing cloud files and making a new > one, then syncing with it, then going to any other platforms and > re-pointing their cloud syncs to the new file (after verifying that none of > them have a lot of extraneous tasks). If any of my other platforms had a > lot of extraneous tasks, I would look through it to try to remember any > changes that did not get synched to your desktop system yet, write them > down on a piece of paper, then make a new profile, sync it with the new > cloud file and try to manually recreate the changes from your piece of > paper. > > > > One more thing, if this all works out I would create another new local > file at the first system and sync it with the “bad” cloud file in order to > find out what tasks are there. If it’s an old version of your tasks, I > would consider whether some recent change had mistakenly pointed your sync > to an old cloud file. If they are someone else’s tasks and you don’t know > how they got there I would alert MLO support. > > > > After everything settles down I would delete any cloud files I am not > currently using just to be safe. > > -Dwight > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *David Rees > *Sent:* Sunday, June 30, 2013 11:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [MLO] Re: overwrite protection - what direction? > > > > I tried switching to "local to remote" then doing a sync to get the cloud > matched to my local file, but when I switch back to bidirectional I still > get the same error... > > d > > On Sunday, June 30, 2013 7:28:18 PM UTC-7, David Rees wrote: > > I just enabled CloudSync to try it out. I am now getting a warning that > more than 40% of my tasks will be changed, deleted, or added after the > sync. But it doesn't say if those changes are to my local file (which seems > wrong since is the only file I use right now) or the cloud? > > > > d > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
