After sync stopped working because I must have changed something with my folder when I was trying to free up memory, I had difficulty getting sync to work.
Apologies in advance for the simple question.
When creating an Obsidian Sync Vault do I use the same name of the vault I want to sync for the sync folder? I’ve read through many instructions and can’t seem to get clear.
Or do can I give it any name and then connect that sync folder to the other device (imac > macbook)
For some reason I can’t get this straight. I’m a bit nervous about losing my stuff.
What I’m trying to do
I’m using an imac, a macbook and an iphone and want to get all those syncing with Obsidian Sync account.
I had it working for a bit and then I did something that changed things and the macbook and iphone went empty. The imac is fine though.
I would like to set it up again and I’m a bit nervous.
I have a vault such as davidsobsidianvault. Do I create a sync vault and name it the same or should I create a vault such as davidssyncvault? and then connect that up to the other devices.
I guess I’m just having a short circuit
Obsidian is turning out to be a life saver for me in many ways and I’m absolutely loving it.
My understanding is that the sync vault can have a different name from the local folder, but it’s better to name them the same to avoid confusion.
I’m not sure if you can directly rename a sync vault (I’ve been meaning to check). If not, you could (thru multiple steps) make a copy with a new name.
I do not fully understand the sync function, either. I’m including 2 questions below in case someone answering your Q knows the answer to mine as well (I think I’m going to have to open a ticket ).
Q1 seems similar to your question - I created a vault on my mobile device, set up the app on my Windows 10 device, then tried to sync. The instruction to name the synch vault as something I would remember made it seem like I was supposed to come up with a new name. So I did. When I synced, it created a database on Windows 10 with no name. So I have one name on mobile for this particular vault, a sync drive with a different name and a Windows 10 vault with no name. Very confusing!! How would I add other vaults?
Q2 With setup above, some folders and files I’ve deleted from both devices keep coming back. Why? How do I fix?
Thanks @CawlinTeffid , that helps. It makes sense to me to name it the same, so I think I’ll try that.
It was working before, but I made the silly mistake of messing with my folders. I’m going to give it a try after backing up my vault and will let you know.
@Connector , it is confusing isn’t it, at least for the non-tech masters.
I also had information either come back or edits that I thought I did were reset back to a previous state.
It seems that whether you name it different or the same doesn’t matter. I had a sync vault running that I called sync vault and selected that on all the devices and it was working. I’m going to try again, but I think I’ll name it the same as my vault this time just for simplicity.
One thing I read is that if you go to your other device too quickly the system will make overwrite things in a way you did not intend. I know I did this a few times, when I would go to my laptop from my desktop in just a few minutes I would see something change right in front of my eyes. So, I’m just going to give it some extra time.
I finally figured all this sync stuff out. It was really just my silly error messing with files and then having a bit of anxiety about what was happening.
I set up a sync vault and connected multiple local vaults and all seems to be working. Maybe I’m still working on getting settings/theme,etc to sync, but I think I’ll get there.
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