{"id":845,"date":"2020-07-10T15:48:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T15:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectdiettracker.com\/helpdesk\/keeping-multiple-computers-in-sync"},"modified":"2020-09-12T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T15:49:42","slug":"keeping-multiple-computers-in-sync","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectdiettracker.com\/support\/keeping-multiple-computers-in-sync\/","title":{"rendered":"Sync your diet diary with multiple computers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the Perfect Diet Tracker version 3 or later you can automatically keep copies of the Perfect Diet Tracker running on different computers in sync using either a shared drive or the DropBox service.<\/p>\n

The computers do not have to be running the same operating system, so you can use the feature keep a Windows PC and Mac perfectly in sync.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Using DropBox and the Internet to keep data in sync<\/h3>\n
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DropBox currently offers a free (basic) and paid (pro) service to keep files in sync across multiple computers using your internet connection. Using the DropBox service to keep copies of the Perfect Diet Tracker in sync is easy.<\/p>\n

First, click on the ‘edit settings’ button in the diary, then click on the ‘File Options’ tab (1).<\/p>\n

Next click on the ‘backup your data’ link to perform a data backup before making any changes.<\/p>\n

Finally, click on the ‘Enable DropBox sync’ (2) option, the Perfect Diet Tracker will check to see if you have DropBox installed and if not take you through the setup stages step by step.<\/p>\n

Once you have set up DropBox, we recommend after turning a computer on you wait a few seconds to allow DropBox to perform online sync and get details of any changes made on other computers before opening the Perfect Diet Tracker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Keeping computers in sync using a shared or network drive<\/h3>\n
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To keep your computers in sync using a shared or network drive click on the ‘edit settings’ button in the diary, then click on the ‘File Options’ tab (1) to load the screen shown above.<\/p>\n

Next click on the ‘backup your data’ link to perform a data backup before making any changes.<\/p>\n

Finally, click on the ‘change’ button (2) and select a folder on your shared or network drive. You data files will be moved to the shared drive, and you can perform this step again on other computers, selecting the same location to let them share the same data files and stay in sync.<\/p>\n

If you want to go back to the default file location you can click on the ‘Reset’ button to restore the default settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Resolving Sync Conflicts<\/h3>\n
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When you add your first computer to the DropBox service it will automatically upload its data to your DropBox.<\/p>\n

When adding a second computer because there is already data in your DropBox and on the computer, the software will ask you which copy of the data you want to use. This will also happen if you select a folder on a shared drive, like the DropBox service there will be two sets of data files, the ones in the shared folder and the ones on the computer you are using and the software needs to know which copy of the data files you would like to use.<\/p>\n

If your data is up to date on this computer you can select the first option (1) and the software will overwrite the data in your DropBox or shared folder with your current data. All your other ‘synced’ computers will then be updated to use the data on this computer.<\/p>\n

If the data in your DropBox or shared folder (the information from the computers already synced) is correct, you should select the second option (2) to sync this computer with the data in your Dropbox account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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