One drive sync

Michael Light

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Nov 9, 2022, 8:03:01 AM11/9/22

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Hello please add One drive sync as soon as possible. I would love to use the android app, however it does not offer the one drive sync like the Microsoft store version does. Please update this functionality soon.

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Mike Hardy

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Nov 9, 2022, 11:03:12 AM11/9/22

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AnkiDroid (and all of the Anki ecosystem really) uses a sqlite database.

The sync protocol is efficient because it operates *inside* the database, syncing only the small parts that change.

Dropbox, OneDrive etc, all operate on a whole-file granularity. That is a completely different style than Anki sync.

So Anki will never sync to a whole-file granularity service, and thus will never sync to OneDrive. It will not happen.

What you want is backup/restore or file copy. Those may be accomplished using external tools + automation and the feature does not need to live in AnkiDroid.

You may for instance use something like Syncopoli https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.amoradi.syncopoli/ to automate the *copy* (or rsync, really) of the ankidroid directory to OneDrive if you want.

On 11/8/22 00:37, Michael Light wrote:

Hello please add One drive sync as soon as possible. I would love to use the android app, however it does not offer the one drive sync like the Microsoft store version does. Please update this functionality soon.

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Michael Light

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Nov 9, 2022, 11:24:16 AM11/9/22

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The anki app on window store syncs to onedrive.

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Subject: Re: [Ankidroid] One drive sync

Mike Hardy

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Nov 9, 2022, 11:33:18 AM11/9/22

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I don't believe that's correct.

I believe your statement can also be stated as "The unrelated AnkiApp that is not part of the Anki ecosystem has features that are not the same as Anki Desktop" https://faqs.ankiweb.net/ankiapp-is-not-part-of-the-anki-ecosystem.html

My statements are technically correct and explain why AnkiDroid will not sync to OneDrive

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