Notebooks for iPhone Answers

Sync to drop box stops with error

Morten Slemdal, March 22, 2011 21:34

What's wrong?

Alfons Schmid, March 23, 2011 16:14

Depends on the error message; what does it say?
You can find a series of answers here on helpify, too.

Morten Slemdal, March 23, 2011 20:28

Attempting to upload a file over existing folder...

Alfons Schmid, March 24, 2011 18:07

Would you mind activating Notebooks' logging and sending me the result? Here is what you would do:

- at the top level of Notebooks, create a new note with the title "Notebooks Log"
- restart Notebooks
- sync.

Notebooks will now collect status information in this log file. When finished (after you received the error message), please send the contents of "Notebooks Log" to notebooksapp@me.com

Thank you!

Morten Slemdal, March 24, 2011 21:16

I fixed it. But I have problems with æ, ø and å. Dropbox shows strange letters.

How is it if:
I have synced to dropbox, and change something in one of the notes in notebooks. Will notebook update dropbox, or will it be the other way around?

I also want to browse through my text notes in dropbox, but It seems like I have to return to menue to pick a new note. Is it this correct?

Alfons Schmid, March 25, 2011 09:41

Great to hear that you have fixed the error.

When you make changes in Notebooks, the next sync will transfer the changes to Dropbox, and if you make changes on Dropbox, the next sync will import them into Notebooks. So it is both ways.

Your options in Notebooks always remain the same, no matter whether you sync your documents with DB or any other service. So you can always browse/swipe through your notes in Notebooks. (I hope this answers your question...)

Regarding the strange characters, please take a look at this:
http://www.helpify.de/notebooks-for-iphone/480/international-characters-do-not-display-correctly-on-the-computer?c=1

Morten Slemdal, March 25, 2011 10:03

Thanks. Yes I can swipe in Notebooks, but not in dropbox. I always have to go back to the root menue of the folder.

One of my maps in Notebooks contains videos. And, one day, I have to delete some of them, but I want to keep them somewhere. If I delete them in NB, the next sync will erase them from DB. Is it a way to select export a folder to DB, and not sync?

Alfons Schmid, April 08, 2011 08:40

Sorry for my late reply!

Currently there is no option to export only, although we have that on our todo list.
To "save" a document in Dropbox you should move to a location outside the Notebooks folder. If you accidentally deleted a document or folder from DB, you have the option to restore it through DB's website (show deleted files -> restore).