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Martin Haemmerli's avatar
Martin Haemmerli
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

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
    2 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.

Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 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.

  • Martin Haemmerli's avatar
    Martin Haemmerli
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Thank you for your quick reply, Rich!

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