Error: Cannot acquire exclusive lock because the following clients have a sync lock on the target: (2 #3abec15d85f8435b9e0bafe12766306b)
Joplin tries to prevent multiple clients (e.g. both a Desktop app and an iOS app) from writing to Dropbox at the same time by creating files in the Dropbox/Apps/Joplin/locks directory -- while these files are present (and also perhaps depending on the contents of these files) only one client can sync.
Here's what the locks directory in DropBox might look like:
If a client closes unexpectedly during a sync, it's possible for a lock file to persist after a sync (though the client that created the file should remove it on successful startup). As such, if you're certain that no client is currently trying to sync:
- Start each client and try to sync
- Hopefully the client that created the file will finish syncing and delete the lock file.
- On failure, close all Joplin clients and delete the file in the
locks directory. Re-open one of the clients and try to sync.
- This might be necessary if the client that created the lock file has been reset or uninstalled. (Or if Joplin has a sync-related bug).
