Questions about syncing/importing with Dropbox

[Tom]

I've linked my dropbox account and when I choose "Cloud Download", it shows my account is linked.

When I get to the synchronize page, it doesn't show any items but if I download a workout locally, "Import data" and point to the local file it imports fine.

Am I misunderstanding what is supposed to happen with the "Cloud Download"?

thanks

[Ale Martinez]

It allows to download previously uploaded activities, for example to sync activities with other computer running GC. 

[Tom]

What is the recommended workflow for getting a workout from an app?

Currently what I'm doing is:
From an App

     share workout with Dropbox

From laptop

     download workout from Dropbox

From GC

     Sync button on left to import my new workout

     Share / Synchronize Activities / Dropbox

Is this correct or is there a workflow I'm missing where I don't have to manually copy the workout from Dropbox to my laptop?

[Ale Martinez]

El viernes, 18 de junio de 2021 a la(s) 13:35:52 UTC-3, Tom escribió:

What is the recommended workflow for getting a workout from an app?

 

If the App generates a file format GC understand on Dropbox, you can setup autoimport so GC automatically imports those files at startup, see https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/wiki/UG_Preferences_Athlete#auto-import

 

Currently what I'm doing is:
From an App

     share workout with Dropbox

From laptop

     download workout from Dropbox

From GC

     Sync button on left to import my new workout

     Share / Synchronize Activities / Dropbox

Is this correct or is there a workflow I'm missing where I don't have to manually copy the workout from Dropbox to my laptop?

No, as I commented before Dropbox download is intended to sync between GC instances, not to import from other apps.

[Alex Saiz]

Hi,

i had the same "mis"understanding with the dropbox integration and i friend of mine too: i copied my .fit file from wahoo to dropbox and expected that it was imported automatically. I understood from your post, that the Dropbox synch is only for synching different GC instances but maybe its a feature request that also other users would like to have to synch with there devices via Dropbox directly.

I will now install the dropbox daemon and then autoimport - doing it out of GC would be nicer. ;-)

[Ale Martinez]

El martes, 7 de septiembre de 2021 a la(s) 06:18:24 UTC-3, alex...@gmail.com escribió:

Hi,

i had the same "mis"understanding with the dropbox integration and i friend of mine too: i copied my .fit file from wahoo to dropbox and expected that it was imported automatically. I understood from your post, that the Dropbox synch is only for synching different GC instances but maybe its a feature request that also other users would like to have to synch with there devices via Dropbox directly.

https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/issues/2710