Change where files are saved?

[debdrex]

Hi,

I'm just trying to get started with TW and have gotten stuck at how to get files to be saved to a folder other than downloads. Ultimately, I want to have them on Dropbox so that I can access them from any device. I've installed TW5 in the sky but the files still save to Downloads locally. Thanks.

[Mark S.]

This is the first time I've tried TWITS. How are you using it? If you use it with just the one specified directory, then you need to put your file in the "TW5 in the Sky (Arlen22)" directory. Then log in via Arlen's link (https://twcloud.github.io/tw5-dropbox/#). When you do, there should appear a link to your file. You may need to turn off any add-blockers on the page. When you click on a link to a TW file (still in your browser), it should load in your browser and after that you can click save (or use auto-save) and it will save to your DB account directly.

Note that you are NOT running your local DropBox copy of the TW file when you do this. If you try to run your local copy from your local DB directory, it will want to save in your browsers download directory. (There are work-arounds for this if you do want to save locally).

HTH
-- Mark

[debdrex]

Thanks Mark! I'm not really using it at all yet. I've been using Cherrytree but want something that I can use on my phone as well as other devices. I think TW will want to be organized differently than Cherrytree but haven't gotten that far yet. I am intrigued by TW but also flummoxed :*o

If I understand correctly, I always open my file through Arlen's link? I've gotten it to work with a test. It also appears that I can have more than one file, which is an option I'm considering. Each time I save, a new empty.html file still appears in my Downloads folder. Is that to be expected?

You mentioned a way to save locally to the Dropbox folder on my desktop - how would I go about setting that up?

Thanks, Debbie

[debdrex]

Hmmm. I've just tried to access the DropBox files from my phone (android). It's connected but I just see the bar with my name and google portrait. How do I get the phone to see those files?

[Mark S.]

I haven't tried Cherrytree. But I've tried lots of others: Org-mode, zim, wikidpad, treepad, cintanotes, simplenotes, evernote ... others I can't remember.

Is your file called "empty.html" ? I don't think a new "empty.html" should be appearing if you are saving successfully through Arlen's system -- it doesn't on mine.

What browser are you using? What operating system.

TiddlyWiki is actually just an HTML file with javascript. It can not save itself without help from some other service. Up until about February TW had a great plugin that allowed the Firefox web browser to save anywhere to the hard disk. The community rallied around and came up with 17 different approaches to saving. For local saving, there are now two alternative plugins for Firefox (and maybe Chrome) that allow saving to a named sub-directory of your downloads directory. Here's information about the two plugins:

https://github.com/buggyj/savetiddlers
https://github.com/pmario/file-backups

You might think that saving to a sub-directory of your downloads directory is limiting, but there's a trick you can do using symbolic links (called Junctions) that can create a "linked directory" below your TW save directory which in turn points to any directory on your local hard drive. Here's a page that talks about junctions:

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/

If you navigate the path formed by the symbolic link in your file explorer, the browser is tricked into thinking that it is saving to sub-directory below the downloads directory, and the save can proceed. You can even create a link to your local dropbox file directory (well, I assume you can, but I don't use DB that often).

On your mobile device, I think you would use your browser and not your DB app if you wanted to use Arlen's TWITS approach. But (and I could be wrong here) you would need a good data plan, since it depends on a web connection for saving. An alternative is to  use AndTidWiki -- assuming you're on Android. Then inside your DB app you can click on your file, select AndTidWiki as the launch application, and after that save as you normally would and it will be saved and synched with dropbox.

-- Mark

On Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 3:52:19 PM UTC-7, debdrex wrote:

[debdrex]

The working file is not called "empty.html ". 

I'm using Chrome. At the moment I'm on mac os x (el capitan) though I normally use Windows 10 and Chrome. The Windows computer is getting last-minute warranty work done and will be back Tuesday. I  was using savetiddlers and thought that I should stop using it while using Arlen's portal. I'll reinstate that.

I know a very small amount about symbolic links from working in Linux. I'll see if I can set something up. My phone is an Android and I'll try out AndTidWiki.

Thanks for all of your help! It's greatly appreciated.

Debbie

[Robin]

If you are not set on dropbox

https://lordratte.info/tiddlydrive/

I also used cherrytree before (portable version)

TW is a switch u will enjoy give it some time.

At the moment I save my TWs on the portable drive At home I use TWdesktop and remote the google drive plugin (the ones i use remote are synced)

Op zaterdag 28 april 2018 20:02:23 UTC+2 schreef debdrex: