Comments: How can TntConnect help me use Dropbox better?

Paul, you must close the TntConnect program before Dropbox can begin backing it up.  As long as TntConnect is open, it has a lock on the file, so Dropbox must wait.

Dave_Johnson, yes this will work between two different Dropbox accounts.  Share your "TntConnect" folder with your wife via Dropbox.  Then make sure your TntConnect database is within this shared folder.

Troy,

I've installed dropbox and followed the directions above and my database was saved on dropbox the other day. I've been playing around with it today trying to figure out what triggers it to get backed up on dropbox again. I made changes and have done a manual backup, and opened & closed the tnt program but I still haven't seen the file get updated on dropbox. Can you explain how that works? Thanks a lot!

How dos this work to sync with my spouse if she has a different DropBox Account on her computer?

Ian, Dropbox must be installed.

Can I backup my database to Dropbox without having the Dropbox application installed on my computer? Thanks - Ian

Have you upgraded to TntConnect?

I already have Dropbox but it keeps asking me to install it when I click on the Dropbox icon on TNT.  I have the latest version.  How can I connect TNT to my already existing Dropbox account?

Hi Mary,

It would allow multiple people to work at the same time.  You'd get more Dropbox conflict files, but TntMPD 3.0+ can resolve these and merge changes.  The one downside is that if you delete something (like a task) it might come back when merging changes.  In other words, you wouldn't lose any data, you just might have it coming back when you wanted it gone.  A future version of TntConnect will deal with this, and then the option to prevent multiple users will go away.

--Troy

Troy, we love TntMPD -- thanks for all your work!   What would happen if I unchecked the "Prevent multiple users at the same time (Dropbox Mode)" box?  Would it allow two users to simultaneously make changes -- and save both people's changes?   (Similar to how docs work in Google Drive?)  Or would some changes be lost?  Thanks!

Same as Benjamin and Frans. Is this a Windows 10 issue? DropBox is installed, but not recognized by tntMPD.

Same as Benjamin, after installing dropbox , the option 'Move my database to Dropbox ' doesn't work. Greetings

Benjamin, I believe this is a bug in TntMPD that will be resolved in the next release.  For now, you'll have to manually install from www.dropbox.com

I installed dropbox, but when I click the icon in Tnt it still tells my I need to install it.

Jacob, you are correct.  TntMPD syncing with Outlook on a PC is the only solution right now for syncing contacts in TntMPD with iCloud.

Byard, when you're in TntMPD (on your Mac or on your PC), under the "Help" menu, and click on "View System Info".  This will show you were your database file is located on your hard drive.  Make sure (on both computers) that it's the same file in your Dropbox folder.