What is your setup for gdrive if I may ask?
I use Resilio Sync (File Sync Software - Sync Home | Resilio Sync) to sync folders (and files) between my different computers. Works flawlessly, but isnāt possible to implement on mobile devices.
On a related note, for those using mobile devices, donāt forget that you can have custom settings for each device if youād like. Just copy the original ā.obsidianā file, rename it and choose it in the Settings:
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Hi, Iām currently making a Syncthing integration. The plugin is not fully completed yet but have basic features. If you would like to give it a try and make some feedbacks, Iāll be happy to hear from you !
Here is the link to the GH repo : Syncthing integration for Obsidian
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This would be so genious. Iām sure itāll make a lot of iOS users happy, since obsidian is very restricted there!
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On a slightly related note, I jumped from Windows ā Linux as my daily drivers.
I used google-drive-ocaml to mount Google Drive which was passable but I started getting disconnects mid-session which would freeze my desktop for minutes on end and so I decided to pivot to syncthings this morning.
Itās too early to tell whether or not I will have any large issues, but the biggest benefit easily is that the integration with a local environment has drastically sped up Obsidian. I was assuming that some separate issues I were facing were just the price of using Linux instead of Windowsā¦ Itās only now that I realize that the slow responsiveness to the more taxing activities (launching the app, pasting pictures, populating templates w/ text) were all due to a subpar connection to a vault. The app is lightening fast now.
Definitely something to keep in mind for fellow KDE/Debian/Linux users.
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I started with Obsidian in Mac recently and was very pleased to say the least.
I was bummed though, how bad the iCloud Sync to iPhone works.
It takes minutes, almost every time I start Obsidian on iOS to sync everything. Most often it seems to just have hung up completely.
I am still a bit clueless as how to resolve this. Iād like to have my files on my Mac permanently available. On iOS I need to check some files from time to time. Should I use one of the community plugins to sync?
Please start a new Help thread for your question. Thanks!
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That link has moved to
https://notes.joschua.io/50+Slipbox/Setting+up+Obsidian+on+Android+with+Dropbox+sync
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Thanks! I updated the post.
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Hey yāall,
I thought this might be also interesting in here:
I recommend GitHub - vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync
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The Nextcloud Notes on Android is pretty good, but the IOS version is really barebones, so that solution is not as good on IOS.
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A post was split to a new topic: Sync plugins/themes between iOS and Android and Mac and Windows
Looks link it changed again. Itās now this:
(Note the difference being the change of ā+ā to ā-ā within the URL.)
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Thanks for sharing this detailed guide! The breakdown of sync options and potential issues is incredibly useful. I appreciate the insights on Obsidian Sync, iCloud, Dropbox, and Git-based methods.
This will be a great resource for the community. Let me know if you need any additional input!
Yes, @shaipai, can you share some additional information to this long topic? Iām looking forward to it.
Iāve used Syncthing (without the plugin) for years to sync my vault on Android, Linux and Windows for some years and I can only recommend it. Thereās the ocasional sync conflict, but Iāve never lost a note.
Just keep in mind that Syncthing recently stopped updating their Android app, but Syncthing Fork works even better and its developer intends to keep it alive. Itās on F-Droid.