Question about syncing
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I have no idea how syncing works. The last time I used it i ended up with a bunch of old stuff that I did not want.
I have a main computer which I want my other computers to sync to but I don't know how to tell Vivaldi it's my main computer.
I do not want to change my main computer in any way, in other words I do not want it to sync to anything period, I want it to remain as is. I want my other computers to sync to it. Simple as that.I really want to avoid the disaster that happened last time I synced a computer.
Please help
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@Stubby
Hi, it is not possible the choose a "main" device.
Sync work additive, if you add some bookmarks to a second device both get them after sync.
If I have to add a new device I delete all default bookmarks, for example.
If I forget this I have all default bookmarks on all devices.
So if you want to have all devices at the same state as the main computer you have to wipe the default profile on the other computers.
Not all is synced, some settings, theme, customized shortcuts are not.Cheers, mib
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Thanks. So where does the sync come from and is it possible to replace it with the info on my main computer?
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@Stubby
The sync data is on a Vivaldi server.
To get a clean state you have to reset the remote data on the server,
if you start sync again on the main system all information of the main system is uploaded to the server, all other devices get logged out.
If you not logged in on any device you don't know what is on the server.
To be sure I would create a new profile, start sync, reset remote data.
Then change to your default profile on main and start sync, upload start.
I know you can mess up your system with old data deleted month ago local but still on the server.Cheers, mib
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@mib2berlin Thank you sir. Is there a way to save everything locally in case something goes wrong?
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@Stubby
Yes, copy your profile folder "Default" to a save place or the complete Vivaldi\User Data folder.
The path to the profile is published in File > Help > About
I mostly clear my caches before I backup, could be GB else.
I use this settings:
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I had this problem from day one with Vivaldi. The password has never worked, the key file did work but I just changed my password and did not get a new key file.
- Why does my password not work ????
- Why did I not get a new key file ???
- How do I fix this mess ???
Got some password confusion. Is the sync password different from the forum login password?
Also, I figured out how to get a new key file.
Last chapter. I have all issues resolved. Apparently my forum and sync password were the same. I used my old password to log into sync and the new key file to sync the new computer and now all is well. Thanks for all the help.
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@Stubby said in Question about syncing:
Got some password confusion. Is the sync password different from the forum login password?
Yes.
The forum password logs in to Vivaldi Sync and the encryption password is uses locally to decrypt sync data received/sent sync server. -
Been looking at syncing myself. I understand how it seems to generally work. Everything works off the data synced TO the server yes?. So if my desktop syncs initially to server, all that desktop data is on the server. any changes on desktop on make will be mirrored on server info. Yes?.
What happens when i login with my android vivaldi with its existing bookmarks and attempt to sync?. Will its unique bookmarks add to the server data?. Will the server data add to the android bookmarks and other data?. Or wipe the data on android vivaldi?. Just trying to understand process so i dont accidently wipe data i want to keep on each devicethanks
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@Nigl2807
Hi, sync work additive, I forget sometimes to delete the default bookmarks.
Sync from a new device add them to the sync server and all devices will get them.
Sync your Android does not wipe anything.
It is alway a good idea to backup important data.
Clean up cache and backup \App Data\Vivaldi\User Data .Cheers, mib
