Sync: Status update
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I'm so ready for this to be built in. Now that xmarks is gone, I can't find a single bookmark sync extension that doesn't need to "read all your data on all websites you visit". Why the **** do they need that anyway.
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@hubro It just means the extension works on all websites you visit. That doesn't mean the extension spies on you and sells your data. It's a very common permission and there is no need to be overtly afraid of it. Many extension simply need it to do their intended job.
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This is so frustrating! Vivaldi in its entirety is easily the best browser I've tried so far (and I've tried many). It's even good enough for me to keep using it as my main browser while waiting for the sync feature, even though sync is in itself a very important feature to me. Without the promise of sync I would switch immediately. I know you're working on it, just ... please ... finish it soon?
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@alexander-stamou I would imagine it will be released and included in the UI by default well before it is finished. That's partly because it syncs things that other browsers don't even have - so someone else's solution can't be used. Sync has actually been in development since November 2014 or earlier, because it's a complicated and sensitive project. At present, it will fully or partially sync seventeen (seven selectable in the UI) out of 37 potential items, and these other items will probably be added over time after the initial release - Just as Vivaldi was released to the public at the end of January 2015, and over 140 features have been added or enhanced since that time. If Vivaldi had to be "complete" or "perfect" before it was released, it would still be a mere rumor, and not in public use. Hopefully, you will not have to hold your breath long before the initial "stable" release of sync.
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Does anyone know what happens to my synced data if I have to restore my OS on one of my computers. Will it sync all old data from that restored computer or will it ignore it and override with the latest cloud version?
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@rhk I don't know for sure, not having lived through it, but it could add the old data on the server to your restored profile, even if it's already there. The reason I think this is that if you re-install your OS, it may change your unique Machine ID so the server will treat it like a new machine, and add its data to it.
However, if you merely "restore" your OS to an earlier date with all the same user profiles, software, etc., the server may take the data on your machine at that point as ruling over what is on the server.
The general principle is that any already-synced copy of Vivaldi that you are using right now will impose its changes on the server and ultimately on all of your other machines. Any machine that has never been synced will get the server's data added to its own data.
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@ayespy Thanks for the detailed explanation, I appreciate it. In the meantime, I had to go restore my OS drive to an earlier date. It looks like the scenario you described happened. I do have some of the old bookmarks (deleted) back in my sync. I don't know about the settings, they might not have changed since the backup date (5 days).
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@ayespy Thanks for the info! I hope you're right.
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Hello
@Ayespy said in Sync: Status update:
Any machine that has never been synced will get the server's data added to its own data.
Can above be confirmed? New OS installation (same host name, same IP), new Vivaldi installation (never synced) - will all my data get synced from the cloud after I enable syncing?
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@lukaszj It's a new unique machine ID, so yes. And the data from the new instance will get added to the server and propagated to other instances. So anything you don't want to be spread to your other instances, delete from the new instance before you sync.
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