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Lynn Shaffer

23 Jul, 2024 09:44 PM

I would like my husband to be able to use Moneydance from his computer. We have MD downloaded on both his Apple computer and mine, and I have the backup database stored in Apple iCloud so we can share it. The problem is that I can't get his MD to repopulate from the shared backup. Help!

1. 1 Posted by dwg on 23 Jul, 2024 10:33 PM

   

   Do NOT store the Moneydance data base in the cloud ever. You face the likely prospect of data corruption. It is fine to backup to the cloud but never use the database sitting in the cloud.

   Instead use the inbuilt Moneydance syncing capability to synchronize the data on each machine using a location in the cloud as a place to exchange data.

   The setup of this is covered in the Knowledge Base article:

   https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/kb/syncing-and-sharing-data/syncing-with-other-computers

   This is the only supported way to have near real time sharing of Moneydance data.

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2. 2 Posted by Lynn Shaffer on 24 Jul, 2024 12:32 AM

   
   
   

   Sent from my iPad

   
   

   On Jul 23, 2024, at 6:34 PM, dwg <[email blocked]> wrote:
   
   

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   // Please reply above this line ================================================== From: dwg Do NOT store the Moneydance data base in the cloud ever. You face the likely prospect of data corruption. It is fine to backup to the cloud but never use the database sitting in the cloud. Instead use the inbuilt Moneydance syncing capability to synchronize the data on each machine using a location in the cloud as a place to exchange data. The setup of this is covered in the Knowledge Base article: https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/kb/syncing-and-sharing-data/syncing-with-other-computers This is the only supported way to have near real time sharing of Moneydance data. On Tue, Jul 23 at 02:44 PM PDT, Lynn Shaffer wrote: I would like my husband to be able to use Moneydance from his computer. We have MD downloaded on both his Apple computer and mine, and I have the backup database stored in Apple iCloud so we can share it. The problem is that I can't get his MD to repopulate from the shared backup. Help!

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3. 3 Posted by dtd on 24 Jul, 2024 01:20 AM

   

   @Lynn - your latest message had no new content. That sometimes happens with mobile devices.

   Go to
   https://infinitekind.tenderapp.com/discussions/iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-android-app-questions/18499-sharing-backup-database-with-another-computer

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4. 4 Posted by Lynn on 27 Jul, 2024 03:37 PM

   

   I have removed all MD files from iCloud and followed the instructions re: syncing. I've tracked the location on my computer (iMac) of MD backups/archive. The name of the backup shows up on my husband's computer (MacBook), but MD does not populate with data. (See attached images.) I worry that if I close MD on his computer I may lose the data in my MD if his computer re-syncs with mine. Help!

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