# Never-ending sync

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [17 March 2025 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431 "2025-03-17T14:38:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![roberttilewick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roberttilewick/32/6135_2.png) [@roberttilewick](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roberttilewick)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2025 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/1 "2025-03-17T14:38:59Z")

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### Operating system

macOS

### Joplin version

3.2.13

### Sync target

Dropbox

### What issue do you have?

I too have the never-ending sync problem, on my Mac. Is there any hope that this will be fixed?

### Screenshots

 ![CleanShot 2025-03-17 at 10.33.08@2x.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/7/1/710bbf8bf709eb4a0a21d2b641be111506d78603.png)

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2025 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/2 "2025-03-17T15:51:57Z")

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Could you provide the log please? [joplinapp.org/debugging](http://joplinapp.org/debugging)

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**Author:** ![roberttilewick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roberttilewick/32/6135_2.png) [@roberttilewick](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roberttilewick)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2025 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/3 "2025-03-17T18:47:59Z")

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I hope this is it. If not please let me know.

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**Author:** ![mrjo118](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/mrjo118/32/23404_2.png) [@mrjo118](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/mrjo118)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2025 20:27 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/4 "2025-03-17T20:27:19Z")

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`SQLITE_CORRUPT: database disk image is malformed: SELECT count(*) as total FROM sync_items WHERE sync_disabled = 1 AND sync_target = ? AND sync_warning_ignored = 0: 7`

Your local sqlite db somehow got corrupt. Try creating a new profile and re-doing the initial sync with Dropbox. If that works, any unsynced notes on your original profile will need to be manually copied over

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**Author:** ![roberttilewick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roberttilewick/32/6135_2.png) [@roberttilewick](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roberttilewick)\
**Post date:** [18 March 2025 09:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/5 "2025-03-18T09:11:59Z")

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How do I create a new profile? To preserve all the entries on the old file, can I export them to a Joplin-format file?

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**Author:** ![mrjo118](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/mrjo118/32/23404_2.png) [@mrjo118](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/mrjo118)\
**Post date:** [18 March 2025 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/6 "2025-03-18T09:44:44Z")

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There is a manage profiles option in the File menu I think, where you can create a new profile and switch between them.

You can preserve any notes which exist locally by creating a jex backup. This will allow you to backup all local notes or just ones which you select.

But if you already have your note collection synced to dropbox and want to download them to your device, then don't import your whole note collection again using a jex, otherwise there will be duplicates when you have successfully synced.

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**Author:** ![roberttilewick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roberttilewick/32/6135_2.png) [@roberttilewick](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roberttilewick)\
**Post date:** [18 March 2025 10:46 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/7 "2025-03-18T10:46:28Z")

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All set, thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [17 April 2025 10:46 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/never-ending-sync/44431/8 "2025-04-17T10:46:30Z")

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