tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/syncspace-app-support/500-helpInfinite Kind: Discussion 2016-07-17T13:04:05Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/403405282016-07-17T13:04:05Z2016-07-17T13:04:05Zhelp!<div><p>To share your data between your two desktop systems, you will
need to share your main data file between your computers via either
a shared local network drive or through an online syncing service.
The instructions I'm going to give are for doing this via Dropbox,
but you could use any equivalent service.</p>
<p>First, you will want to locate your main data file on the
desktop version of Moneydance that is most up to date. Assuming
that you haven't specified a custom location, your data file will
be saved at a location described at <a href="http://help.infinitekind.com/kb/moneydance-2015/where-is-my-data-stored">
http://help.infinitekind.com/kb/moneydance-2015/where-is-my-data-st...</a>,
and will be called something like <em>yourfilename.moneydance</em>.
You will want to move this file to your Dropbox folder by following
the instructions at <a href="http://help.infinitekind.com/kb/moneydance-2014/how-to-move-your-data-file-to-a-different-location-in-moneydance-2012-and-above">
http://help.infinitekind.com/kb/moneydance-2014/how-to-move-your-da...</a></p>
<p>Once your data file has been moved, reopen Moneydance, use the
Open Other option from either the welcome screen or from the menu
bar at File -> Open -> Open Other, and select the data file
in its new location. If you can now see your data, this computer
should now be set up. Make sure that the Dropbox program is running
and you are connected to the internet.</p>
<p>Moving on to the other computer, assuming that you have Dropbox
set up and installed on this computer and either are using the same
Dropbox account or have shared the data file with whatever account
you are using, you should now be able to see your data file in the
Dropbox folder on this computer. Follow the same instructions using
the Open Other option in Moneydance to point the program to this
file. Your data should now be available on this computer.</p>
<p>Moneydance will remember the locations of your data file once
you tell it using this 'open other' option, so all of this setup
should be a one time event. In the future, you should just have to
launch the program, and Moneydance will open the last known
location of your data file. If you are using multiple data files,
you can quickly switch between them by using the File -> Open
menu.</p>
<p>It is also important to only have Moneydance open on one of your
computers at a time. Otherwise, you will run the risk of one of
your computers overwriting the data that the other one is trying to
make at the same time. You should get in the habit of completely
closing the program when you are not actively using it.</p>
<p>Finally, Dropbox uses SSL connections and AES-256 bit encryption
to store your data, which provides a high level of security. If you
are using a different service, you should check whether they have
similar levels of security for your financial data. You can also
make your data file more secure by going to File -> Encryption
from the Moneydance menu bar to encrypt your data file itself. This
will mean that you (or anyone trying to access your data file) will
have to enter a password to open it no matter where the data file
is stored. Note that we haven't built any 'backdoors' into our
encryption, so if you forget your password, we have no way to help
you retrieve your data.</p>
<p>Please let me know if I can be of further assistance,</p>
<p>Ethan<br>
Moneydance Support</p></div>Ethan