On-demand dropbox sync?
Is there a way to have Moneydance perform an on-demand dropbox sync? I use the mobile app and the windows app, and it seems that the windows application only syncs on startup and shutdown, which unfortunately takes a hot minute. The mobile app seems to sync after every edit. I would like to be able to cause an on-demand sync to occur in the windows application to pick up transactions entered in the mobile app, but I can't find a menu option to cause that to occur. Doesn't look like it's an option in Stuart's Toolbox either...
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1 Posted by -Kevin N. on 15 Jun, 2025 05:46 PM
Hi K. Roth,
As you're probably aware, Moneydance automatically syncs with DB every 20 ~ 30-seconds but if you want to force a sync try using key-combo CTRL-S.
Doing so forces a Save. Per the Console Window, CTRL-S looks to prompt MD to perform the requisite pushes and pulls to & from DB.
-Kevin N. (not a member of Moneydance support)
2 Posted by Stuart Beesley ... on 15 Jun, 2025 05:55 PM
It should be automatic. Are you using Dropbox connection or folders? I would suggest switching to DB folders.
3 Posted by K. Roth on 15 Jun, 2025 06:42 PM
I’m using a DropBox Connection, and not Folders. So I take it there’s no way to tell MD to perform a DropBox Connection push/pull outside of exiting MD? Or, should a Ctrl-S save cause that to occur?
4 Posted by -Kevin N. on 15 Jun, 2025 09:07 PM
Hi K. Roth,
I use DB Connection too.
Per the Console Window, CTRL-S seems to cause a push/pull.
-Kevin N. (not a member of Moneydance support)
5 Posted by K. Roth on 23 Jun, 2025 12:31 AM
I just tested ... having previously entered a new transaction on my phone, I tried pressing CTRL-S on my windows app, and no new transactions appeared. The console window only shows the following:
20250622-20:27:20.916 Command - S received, saving changes
So, @MoneyDance support, is there a way to get this captured as an enhancement request?