Synchronizing with Dropbox will backup your documents and allow you to edit or view them on your computer and other devices.

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## Synchronization schedule

TapNote will automatically synchronize your documents:

- On app launch
- When you tap the sync button
- When a document is saved
- Periodically while the app is running

TapNote may stay active for a short time after you close it while it pushes your most recent changes. If this happens, it will place a dashboard in your notifications area with upload progress and will completely exit once the upload is complete. Afterward, TapNote will not attempt to contact the server until the next time you launch the app.

## Handling conflicts

If a document has been changed both on your device and on Dropbox since the last sync, a conflict will be generated. To resolve the conflict, tap it in the documents list and choose which version of the file you wish to keep. You may edit either version to manually merge changes.

## Past versions

Dropbox saves all past versions of your files (including deleted files) for 30 days. If you make a mistake, you can revert to a previous version or restore a deleted file in the Dropbox web interface.

## Disabling sync

If you wish to disable automatic sync, toggle Dropbox sync off in the app preferences. You can still tap the sync button to synchronize manually.

## Log out from Dropbox

If you wish to disallow TapNote future access to Dropbox, you can do so on your Dropbox account page. If you do this, the next time you enable Dropbox sync you will need to log in again.

## Disallowed characters

The colon character (:) is not allowed in document names. Additionally, if you use any of the following characters in a name, your file will not be transferred to Windows computers: < > " / \ | ? or *. More info.