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[Jake Herrmann <jakeherrmann@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This makes perfect sense, thanks for the detailed explanation!

On 1/8/20 12:02 AM, Mukli Krisztián wrote:
> Hi Maik!
>
> Yeah, as I wrote, with default notebooks shouldn't be any problems: 
> Default means you didn't edited the notebook.zim file in the root 
> folder of notebook. Zim place the cache in the XDG_CACHE_HOME 
> (~/.cache or %APPDATA%\Roaming\zim\cache) by default, and the hidden 
> .zim folder contains only state.conf file, which is storing the state 
> of the notebook window, which node seen last, windows size, etc, etc.
>
> If you edited notebook.zim file in the root folder of notebook, there 
> is a hidden option called Shared, which is True by default. Change it 
> to False causing Zim will storing the cache in the hidden .zim folder 
> which is practical to encrypted notebooks (I'm using gocryptfs for 
> that purpose). My advice applies to this case.
>
> Sorry, if I wasn't clear.
>
> ---
>
> *Krisztián Mukli *
>
> /mail: krisztianmukli@xxxxxxxx <mailto:krisztianmukli@xxxxxxxx>/
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>
> 08.01.2020 09:12 időpontban Maik Mory ezt írta:
>
> > Hi Jake and Krisztian,
> >
> > I synced my notebooks via Resilio since 2010 or so (btsync was the 
> > name in those days). No problems ever.Zim very nicely recognizes 
> > changed files and reloads them. So you can just walk to a next node 
> > and edit the workbook there then walk back and continue.
> >
> > Sincerely, Maik.
> >
> > *From:*Zim-wiki 
> > <zim-wiki-bounces+mory=dr-ecklebe.de@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On Behalf 
> > Of *Mukli Krisztián
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, 8 January, 2020 08:10
> > *To:* Jake Herrmann <jakeherrmann@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > *Cc:* zim-wiki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Zim-wiki 
> > <zim-wiki-bounces+krisztianmukli=mukli.hu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > *Subject:* Re: [Zim-wiki] Is it safe to sync the hidden .zim folder 
> > across machines?
> >
> > Hi Jake!
> >
> > You can syncing that folder if you use shared notebooks (default Zim 
> > notebooks are shared), there are not causing any problems, but if you 
> > use unshared notebooks, you should blacklisted the index.db file in 
> > Nextcloud Client.
> >
> > I don't do that. I'm using Nextcloud for synchronizing my Zim 
> > notebooks, but I don't use shared notebooks (in the notebook.zim file 
> > shared option sets to False), so my .zim folders contain not only 
> > state.conf file but the index.db cache file, which can cause some 
> > strange behaviour when I was synced. Constant wiriting of cache file 
> > caused problems with syncing and slowing down the Zim itself.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > *Krisztián Mukli*
> >
> > /mail: krisztianmukli@xxxxxxxx <mailto:krisztianmukli@xxxxxxxx>/
> > /web: www.mukli.hu <http://www.mukli.hu>/
> >
> > 08.01.2020 07:20 időpontban Jake Herrmann ezt írta:
> >
> >     According to https://zim-wiki.org/manual/FAQ.html, it is not
> >     necessary to include the hidden .zim folder when backing up
> >     notebooks or syncing notebooks across machines. But is it safe to
> >     include this folder anyway, or will it break things? In my case I
> >     am syncing a notebook between multiple computers using Nextcloud.
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >
> >     Jake
> >
> >
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