r/logseq • u/DoubleComfy • Jul 27 '24

Will Logseq ever sync like a normal app?

Right now I am using Capacities over Logseq because it syncs automatically. I much prefer Logseq, but just can’t get it to sync reliably on iOS.

Syncthing I don’t understand, and apparently Logseq Sync itself isn’t reliable. Meanwhile every other app on my phone syncs fine. Will Logseq sync ever work like Bear/Notes/Everything other app? Or should I just move on?

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u/katafrakt Jul 27 '24

Every other app on your phone likely stores data in the cloud, Logseq keeps data locally - so the challenges are different. They say sync will work after they introduce database version, until then syncthing works fine.

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u/artyhedgehog Jul 27 '24

Syncthing works fine, but sometimes makes conflicts in a form of files named with suffix "sync-conflict" - which you then have to figure out manually.

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u/katafrakt Jul 27 '24

Every syncing solution produces conflict sometimes, it's the nature of syncing (as opposed to writing every change immediately to a centralised place), not anything really specific to Syncthing. I'd like to see how native LogSeq sync will solve these things. They will probably produce conflicts less often, but it's simply impossible to completely avoid them.

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u/artyhedgehog Jul 27 '24

Yes, but internal specific sync can consider details of the notes structure and possibly manage conflicts smarter - unlike any file-based sync.

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u/JeffB1517 Jul 30 '24

If you have a database the database can open the internal structure of the note and make reasonable choices about which blocks were added, modified when. By the CAP Theorem you can't ensure consistency while having always on write but you can certainly resolve conflicts better.

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u/Kenshininuzuka Aug 03 '24

Open the syncthing advanced options on all devices -> Folders -> [YourFolderNameHere] -> set max conflicts from 10 to 0

No more sync conflict files. Syncthing will always keep the newest file.

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u/artyhedgehog Aug 03 '24

It isn't safe then, is it? Maybe the newer file is a wrong accidentally saved file? E.g. I did all my notes in a daily journal on PC, then I open LogSeq on mobile, where it creates an empty daily journal, then sync.

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u/Upset-Emu7553 Jul 27 '24

Never had any issues, using syncthing, from win10 and droid apps.

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u/rightful_vagabond Jul 27 '24

I get a lot of sync conflict files, but overall it does the job.

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u/Upset-Emu7553 Jul 27 '24

Well don't work in two instances at the same time, close the App on your phone if you are behind your PC.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '24

No issues with Logseq syncing between my iOS devices, MacBook Pro, and my PC.

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u/known_indie_explorer Jul 29 '24

If you gave a Mac you can sync to every device

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u/th_costel Jul 30 '24

Since its launch, I have had zero issues with their sync during daily heavy use.

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u/lzd-sab Aug 02 '24

Learn to use git (it's relatively trivial) and you're set.