Sync across devices

Cozy doesn’t run its own sync service, and that’s on purpose: it keeps your journal off anyone’s servers. But because a journal is just a folder, syncing it is something you may already have set up.

How it works

Put your journal’s folder inside a folder that a sync service keeps in step, and every device pointed at that folder sees the same journal. Cozy works with:

• iCloud Drive
• Dropbox
• Google Drive
• OneDrive

…and any similar service that syncs a folder.

Setting it up

The simplest path is to choose a synced location when you first create your journal, for example a folder inside iCloud Drive or Dropbox. On another computer, install Cozy and Open that same folder once it has synced down.

Moving an existing journal

Already have a journal in a plain folder? Move its whole folder into your synced location, then open it from there in Cozy. Everything (entries, photos, settings) moves together.

Cloud folders are handled with care

Cozy saves entries the way cloud tools expect, so journals kept in a synced folder don’t get stuck “syncing” forever, and saving keeps working even when a service briefly locks a file mid-write. If a folder is momentarily unavailable while syncing, Cozy waits a beat and tries again rather than showing an empty journal.

To avoid conflicts, it’s best to let one device finish syncing before you write on another. It’s the usual good manners for any synced folder.

Mobile, later

The upcoming mobile app reads the same journal folder. Keep that folder in a sync service and your desktop and phone stay in step automatically, with no separate Cozy account involved.