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Hello,
I use currently Mobilesheets on my Android tablet. I would like now to have the same image on my Android phone.
I would like to better understand differences between Backup/restore and Sync:
- Do they share the same database files ?
- to sync 2 devices, should I start with Backup (on the first device) /restore to have a first global same image on the 2nd device, then after use Syn ?
- or should I keep the 2 functions separated ? Backup/restore in case of crash/stolen and sync to synchronize the devices
- more generally speaking what could be the best procedure to clone from 1 master device to a secondary new device, then after to sync the secondary device when changes have been made on the master device
Thank you for your advises
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- Do they share the same database files ?
They don't share the same file, but if you backup/restore, you'll get an exact copy of the database on the device that is restoring the backup. So it effectively accomplishes the same thing. If you do a direct sync over WiFi, MobileSheets will compare the two databases and act on the differences depending on your selections. This will ensure the libraries have the same content in them, but the database may not be an exact copy on each device. This generally doesn't matter though.
- to sync 2 devices, should I start with Backup (on the first device) /restore to have a first global same image on the 2nd device, then after use Syn ?
Yes, that is the best way to do it for sure. As then you have identical libraries which actually speeds up the sync a little and ensures everything matches up correctly.
- or should I keep the 2 functions separated ? Backup/restore in case of crash/stolen and sync to synchronize the devices
No need for that, but I would recommend either occasionally creating a backup (to safeguard your application settings as well) or using the Settings->Backup and Restore->Export Settings to occasionally backup the settings. I plan to add an option to sync settings in the future.
- more generally speaking what could be the best procedure to clone from 1 master device to a secondary new device, then after to sync the secondary device when changes have been made on the master device
Just use the sync feature to push new changes, as it's the fastest way to handle it.
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I wonder if there is a way to sync to a backup database as opposed to importing it. I want to add someone else's songs to my own database. However, when we tried to sync, we could not achieve a connection.
She was on an iPad and I was using a Windows tablet. I probably could make this work if I had sufficient access to her device -- which I don't -- but it is fairly easy to get a copy of her backup database.
I can probably put it on one of my devices and then sync that one to my server device, but it would be easier if it were possible to just "sync" to her backup (or alternatively, import her backup non-destructively so I could merge her data with mine. Maybe this is possible, but if so I don't know how to do it.)
Thanks!
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Might be worth trying export rather than sync for that
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Tap the three dots at the top right, then Sync Library->Synchronize with a backup file, then you absolutely must set the merge behavior to only use the data from the device or to only merge new songs and groups. That will put in new things but not touch the rest of your library. If you select the wrong options, the backup file will overwrite your existing library, so consider creating a library backup file on your device before synchronizing.
Mike
