# Sync progress

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [28 January 2022 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359 "2022-01-28T08:55:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/1 "2022-01-28T08:55:41Z")

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Greetings,  
on the terminal app, I'm running a nextcloud synd.  
The status bar reads "Synchronization is already in progress. State: in\_progress".  
How can I see the progress? percentage or notes synced and notes remaining to sync.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/2 "2022-01-28T09:29:11Z")

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Not sure if the console shows it as more verbose or not but you can toggle it open with `tc`.  
You can also manually review the latest lines in the `.config/joplin/log.txt` file.

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/3 "2022-01-28T09:29:38Z")

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thanks

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 09:32 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/4 "2022-01-28T09:32:21Z")

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I also notice that my sync states that it's adding to nextcloud. I don't understand this. My nextcloud data is from my joplin desktop. I would have thought that the terminal sync would only be syncing from nextcloud not to it.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 09:42 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/5 "2022-01-28T09:42:29Z")

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I can't say for sure but is it adding note revisions? For example if you uploaded your JEX then edited that note on desktop?

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 09:43 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/6 "2022-01-28T09:43:44Z")

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Actually, before I synced to nextcloud I imported the jex files from the desktop.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 09:58 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/7 "2022-01-28T09:58:56Z")

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I mean if you imported JEX to terminal, changed note on desktop then sync'd terminal then it might have revisions.

Otherwise so long as it isn't making duplicates of resources and notes then it sounds ok? If you change details in a note are you at least seeing it reflected on the other client?

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/8 "2022-01-28T10:00:17Z")

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TO avoid all this, I wiped the terminal intstlalltion, reinstalled and now I'm syncing fresh from nextcloud.

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/9 "2022-01-28T17:19:25Z")

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this is taking forever. Since my ast post, I'm only 1/3 done.  
If I cancel, reinstall and copy from my desktop folder, will it be the same result?  
If so, exactly what should I copy besides database.sqlite?

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 17:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/10 "2022-01-28T17:22:45Z")

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If you are going to just put the database in you will also need your resources folder. The rest can be left.

That is the problem with NextCloud, it is stupidly slow.

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/11 "2022-01-28T17:24:37Z")

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thanks.  
Is there anyway to setup a sync between desktop and terminal for speed sake?

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 17:26 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/12 "2022-01-28T17:26:38Z")

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Local file sync will do that, just create a folder on your system that both can access.

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/13 "2022-01-28T17:27:17Z")

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thanks. That's what I'll do. This online sync is killing me,

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/14 "2022-01-28T18:15:41Z")

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I just checked the progress of my local sync and my joplin database is twice as large as it was. I made sure the backup target was empty,  
What happen?

My mistoake is only slightly larger. But why is the database larger at all when I'm sycing to a backup folder?  
and my sync folder is only 40k.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 18:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/15 "2022-01-28T18:34:47Z")

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Honestly who knows at this point, you have swapped between so many different methods its entirely possible that you have clones and note histories galore.

If it were me I would just start from a clean system with a known good backup and do everything from there. I would just leave NextCloud sync running for as long as it takes to complete rather than messing with JEX imports, databases and local sync targets.

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**Author:** ![iomari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/iomari/32/9435_2.png) [@iomari](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/iomari)\
**Post date:** [28 January 2022 18:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/16 "2022-01-28T18:59:12Z")

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Thanks, But it's all good now

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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:** [27 February 2022 18:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-progress/23359/17 "2022-02-27T18:59:58Z")

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