Switching from Dropbox to Google Drive for sync

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Hey @alessiodd

Thanks for using Codebook and posting to the discussion forum.

Switching from syncing with Dropbox to Google Drive is relatively straight forward, you’ll just need to unlink your current Dropbox account on each device, and then link the desired Google Drive account instead. Here are the complete steps:

For each iOS device:

  1. Open and unlock Codebook.
  2. Go to [More] > Sync. Currently your Dropbox account email will show up under the account row, tap the account row then tap “Unlink”.
  3. Tap the Mode Row and Select Google Drive.
  4. Tap the Account Row, this will open a window where you enter your Google Drive credentials (email/password) then “Allow” Codebook access.
  5. After allowing Codebook access in step 4, you should be brought back to the Sync view, tap Start in the upper right hand corner

For your macOS device:

  1. Open and unlock Codebook.
  2. Go to Codebook menu > Preferences > Sync Tab. Currently the Dropbox radio button should be selected and your account name should show up underneath with a “Unlink” button. Tap the “Unlink” button. Select the Google Drive radio button, then close out of the Preferences window.
  3. Go to Sync Menu > Start Sync, this should open a browser window where you enter your Google Drive credentials (email/password) then “Allow” Codebook access.
  4. After allowing Codebook the sync should begin.

Should I keep the password?

You don’t need to change your Codebook Master Password at all to complete this process. As long as your Codebook Master Password is exactly the same on all your devices they should be able to sync.

BTW why isn’t iCloud supported?

We have had requests for this in the past. My colleagues response here outlines our reasoning/timeframe for choosing the sync providers we did:

Let me know if you’re able to get switched over and if you have any further questions. Thanks!

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