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iOS Sync Broken
saltlane: I understand the mechanism, but would love it if DTTG could find a way to sync in the background That’s a limitation of iOS: It doesn’t allow apps to run in the background for an arbitrary...
View ArticleSmart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
All of the files in the database are indexed and synced via OneDrive via the two computers. My DEVONthink database (but not the files) is then synced via iCloud (CloudKit). What will happen is that...
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Smart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
porcupine945: All of the files in the database are indexed and synced via OneDrive via the two computers. My DEVONthink database (but not the files) is then synced via iCloud (CloudKit). This means...
View ArticleSmart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
Yes that makes sense. I rarely shut down either laptop. When I’m not using one of them, it is typically closed and unplugged so presumably in sleep mode. So they are often both running in that sense,...
View ArticleSmart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
suggest you consider a slight change in how you use DEVONthink. instead of hunting and navigating the group structure (which I guess for you is deep), use the “Recently Modified” smart rule and...
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The database is visible in the “remote” section of the sync store I’m trying to synchronise with. A local copy has not yet been created. Isn’t a right-click + “import database” the correct way to sync...
View ArticleImport remote encrypted DB
Oh, I now understand what you are saying. I thought you meant when looking at “sync” store, you were looking at the remote location with as a file…but you are in the Menu: Settings → Sync tab.
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Smart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
porcupine945: But then when I go home and open up my home MacBook, the document will open there too. I’m confused. If this is a problem, why not disable or uninstall the smart rule on the home MacBook?
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I have not set a database user and password. I only added an encryption password to the database when creating it. Please clarify what you are referring to here. DT fills up my system SSD instead of...
View ArticleSmart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
Apologies, I should have explained that I use the home and work MacBooks for work only. I create the same rtf files at work and at home. When I’m at work and I create them I want them to open up on my...
View ArticleSmart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
No problem! What is your KM macro? And why are you using a KM macro to create a new document when that’s already possible in DEVONthink? Are you running the Pro edition of DEVONthink?
View ArticleHow to Stop a Long Running Process?
There was just now a problem where the root cause was between the keyboard and chair and I found I needed to kill a long running process – moving lots of files from their current Group to another....
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Import remote encrypted DB
BLUEFROG: Please clarify what you are referring to here. Database was created with File > New Encrypted Database. The password was entered twice in the required fields. The local file has a...
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@cgrunenberg would have the authoritative words on this but only actions that are shown in the Activity window or pane may be user-cancellable.
View ArticleHow to Stop a Long Running Process?
Yea, I thought of that, but with the “long running move process” could not bring up the Activity window. So used the macOS “Activity Monitor” to kill DEVONthink. If practical, might be good to have a...
View ArticleImport remote encrypted DB
Does this clarify my setup? Indeed. We still have people using the database credentials who think it’s locking or encrypting their databases somehow. I understand, this seems to confirm what I was...
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Smart rule to open documents automatically but only on one laptop
I am running the Pro edition, yes. Here’s a screenshot of the Macro. I create the documents using a KM macro because it was the only way I knew how to (a) choose from a list of all the cases that I...
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BLUEFROG: How much free space do you have? And a 70GB is not a small database for sure, unless it’s full of media files. I don’t have 70gb free on my boot drive, and the database is indeed just a...
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How to Stop a Long Running Process?
rmschne: Is there a way to kill or otherwise interrupt an unwanted long-running activity, even if (erroneously) launched by the user? Some operations, e.g. OCR, can be cancelled (and have a button in...
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How to Stop a Long Running Process?
cgrunenberg: But why didn’t you just move the items back afterwards? Didn’t occur to me. And it had a long time to go and panic set in while watching it go and go. How do you do that? CMD-Z?
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