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Martin Haemmerli
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3 years ago
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Move Selective Sync settings to new computer

Hi I have a new PC and would like the same Selective Sync settings on the new one as on the old one. How do I achieve this?   Thanks, Martin
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    Martin Haemmerli wrote:

    I have a new PC and would like the same Selective Sync settings on the new one as on the old one.

    There's no way to move the Selective Sync preferences. Each device needs to be set manually.

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Rich
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3 years ago
Martin Haemmerli wrote:

I have a new PC and would like the same Selective Sync settings on the new one as on the old one.

There's no way to move the Selective Sync preferences. Each device needs to be set manually.

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Martin Haemmerli
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Thank you for your quick reply, Rich!

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