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FrankRizzo
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1 month ago

Mystery conflicted copies of a KeyPass file shared between phone and MacBook

Hello, I manage my passwords using the KeyPass app which stores them in a file I keep on DropBox to share between my Android phone and my MacBook. I use KeyPassDroid on my phone and KeyPassXC on my ...
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Mark
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1 month ago
FrankRizzo wrote:

I can't see whether the Mac is updating anything. Is there any way to see in DropBox which device made which change?

If you click on the file and try a 'restore previous versions' on the menu that should show you. 

FrankRizzo wrote:

Also I can't work out why some edits have my user name against them while others have my actual name.

One from computer and one from Mobile device?

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FrankRizzo
New member | Level 2
1 month ago

One from computer and one from Mobile device?

That's what I assumed but the file history shows that they were all created by my user name on my mobile device, regardless of which name is shown in the filename so it looks like my MacBook is not the issue.

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    Nancy
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    1 month ago

    Thanks for all the info you’ve provided so far! 

    I recommend reaching out to the KeePass support team next, FrankRizzo; they’ll need to have a look into this and check why those conflicted copies are being generated in the first place.

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