ReSync after Re-Pair DELETES DATA - HORRIBLE!!!!

[J. Tar]

THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!!

Your MERGE on Resync after Re-Pair is not a MERGE -- IT IS A DELETE (Overwrite)!!!

 

I have MLO installed on a Samsung S5. I have MLO Desktop installed on a PC. I make lots of notes (I mean lots) on my Samsung and then sync to the Desktop.

I needed to change the IP Address on the PC a few weeks ago, so naturally today (a few weeks later) I needed to re-pair with the Samsung. I received a message on the desktop to enter the PIN and the screen states that the data on the Phone will be MERGED. IT WAS NOT MERGED. The older data on the Desktop overwrote ALL the newer data on the Phone. Now I have outdated info on the Phone and my new info on the Phone is gone. I have lost enormous work.

 

HOW THE HECK IS THAT A MERGE???

IS THERE A ROLL-BACK CAPABILITY?? Please say yes otherwise I am in BIG trouble.

HOW CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE?

DOES ANYBODY THERE USE THIS SOFTWARE?

MY GOD!!!

[Stéph]

Hello J. Tar,

This may be too late for you, but I hope not:  I've had problems with WiFi sync in the past, too, but never resulting in irrecoverable loss of data.  I think that many of the other beta testers opt for cloud sync, so don't know who else has tested the WiFi sync. I find that it's quirks are pretty repeatable, but it is easy to make mistakes when resolving sync conflicts.

With the iPhone you can swipe to the right after a sync and get a banner showing how many sync conflicts there were. Tapping on that banner takes you to a screen where you can compare and resolve conflicts - I don't know whether Android has the same feature. Once you've sync'd again or the banner has gone, I don't know of a way to backtrack. It would be worth looking back through your MLO backup folder to see what's in the most recent backups, though.

After changing IP address and before syncing, I always check my settings on my phone to see if local (phone) or remote (desktop) has priority in a sync conflict. I know that won't help you this time, but it's probably a useful check to make on future occasions.

I hope that at least the bit about checking through backups turns out to help.

Good luck.