So you end up with no clear way to remove those local files. Yet it does roll back, and prompts you that it will do this when deleting or moving the local folder/file. It's a pretty poorly designed feature, because once smartsync is enabled on a folder to be cloud only, deleting that folder SHOULD NOT roll back to the cloud, per the setting. The question, again is: after enabling smartsync where the selected folder is cloud only (meaning, it will not sync between cloud & local), how does one delete those files from local without it rolling back to cloud. You can now set up syncing from scratch.You didn't actually answer the OP's question. The best and most flexible option is called “Dropbox Folder”. Wait a few moments until you see a message on screen, confirming the script has run successfully.Ĭlick FILE - SYNCING, and you should now be able to select the required sync method.py file wherever you saved it on your system. In the window that opens, select 'Open Script' then navigate to the.In Moneydance, select Window -> Python Scripting.py file, first save it to your computer, somewhere you can easily access it like your downloads folder or your desktop. You can create a manual backup using the FILE -EXPORT BACKUP. Before proceeding, please back up your Moneydance data set, just in case something goes wrong. Support have provided a file called "md2017_convert_secondary_to_master.py" that should convert your second computer data set into a primary computer data set, see attached. The following procedure should be performed on your second computer to turn it into your primary computer. If in any step you don’t get things how I describe, detail what you are seeing, including screen shots. Use the “+” sign at bottom of side bar then ADVANCED to tidy up the side bar. You may find a lot of old, maybe closed accounts or other accounts you have removed from the side bar reappearing in the second computers side bar. Highlight your data set name and click NEXT.Įnter the encryption password, the “Encryption Passphrase” you set on your primary computer under FILE – SYNCING. You should see a search screen headed “Select a synced document to open”Īfter a short search delay, it should then list your un-synced data set name used on your primary computer. Select “Open Synced File” and use dropdown to select “Dropbox Folder” then click NEXT. On your second computer starting Moneydance should open it in the welcome window, click on “Create a new account set”. Wait until the same Dropbox folder appears on your second computer, again watch the Dropbox icon this time on your second computer and wait till it states “Up to Date”. Check the Dropbox icon states “Up to Date”. Wait for Dropbox folder “.moneydancesync” and its contents to be created. On your primary computer under FILE - SYNCING, set your “Encryption Passphrase”, set “Sync Method” to “Dropbox Folder”, click OK. You need to give Dropbox a short time to complete this deletion. In your second computer check that in the Dropbox folder that the folder “.moneydancesync” has been automatically deleted. Watch the Dropbox icon and wait till it states “Up to Date”. Using your primary computer in the Dropbox folder delete the folder “.moneydancesync”. On your second computer click on HELP – SHOW DOCUMENT FOLDER to open a file explorer, close Moneydance and delete your data sets “yourdatasetname.moneydance”. On your primary computer use FILE – EXPORT BACKUP to save a backup in case something goes wrong. Set primary computer “Sync Method” to “Don’t Sync” under FILE – SYNCING, then click OK. If you have mobile devices use there setting menu to disconnect. Update your build of Moneydance on both computers from Use FILE – BACKUP on your primary computer in case something goes wrong. If this is a big problem post for alternative instructions. You will lose any data on your second computer that has not been synced to your primary computer. On your second computer you can’t change the syncing method. This is the one you can change the syncing method under FILE – SYNCING. You need to know which your primary computer is. Assuming you are running Moneydance 2017 the best way forward is to reset syncing.
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